About the Guest
Joshua Herring is the Curriculum Program Manager for the Rafiki Foundation, Director of the Logres Institute for Classical Liberal Studies, and author of Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve: C.S. Lewis’s Images of Gender. He has taught 6-12th grade humanities, spend three years in high school administration, and built classical education programs at the college level. He loves helping teachers, leaders, and parents own their intellectual inheritance.

Logres Institute
Visit https://www.logresinstitute.org/, and apply for their programs after July 1.

About Joshua's Conference
https://theclassicalconsortium.com/southeastern-consortium/
On August 7-8, the 3rd Annual Southeastern Consortium of Classical Educators conference will gather at Christ the King Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Raleigh, NC to consider "Source of Joy" in teaching. Come hear from keynote speakers Patrick Whalen, Dale Stenberg, Scott Postma, and Josh Herring; experience joyful learning breakout sessions focusing on poetry, civics, science, theology, and more. Join other classical educators for a refreshing reminder of the truth that our God has given us joyful sources to draw from; begin the 26-27 academic year renewing your soul. Teachers and students - email Dr. Herring at [email protected] for a discount code! 

Show Notes
This interview is a candid conversation between Josh and Adrienne. As they get acquainted, they discuss classical education and share their respective contributions to the field.

Some musings covered include:

• An in-depth discussion about their love for Till We Have Faces by Lewis
• Teaching Homer and how students respond to the text. 
• Holding kids accountable to reading for homework
• Josh shares the top three areas of greatest challenges faced in the classical education movement today
• How The Logres Institute aims to help teachers and home educators gain confidence in the classical pedagogy
• Ideas presented in Adrienne's book, Narration: The Voice of the Trivium

Resources Mentioned
C.S Lewis books
Homer
Quintilian
George MacDonald
Karen Glass books
Thoroughness and Charm by Gerth
The Good Teacher by Perrin and Eben
An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason (Centenary Expanded Edition published by Smidgen Press)
Charlotte Mason's Essay: "Two Education Ideals" (Contrasting Rousseau's Émile with John Milton's "Of Education")

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Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel
Logo Art: Anastasiya CF
Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic
 
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