History, as the name implies, is a story, and history, at its best, is the most engaging and exhilarating story. As a story told about the past, the study of history contains meaningful insights about the present; insights that, if properly presented, should inspire students to make better choices in the future.

Thus, the study of history holds a particularly important role in classical education, for history class offers the very best examples of human achievement for students to study and to help form their character for the better. Classical education takes students through the great books, so those great students can take on the whole world. We designed The Thales Canon with this goal in mind for Junior High and High School students.

In this episode, Keller Moore talks to Winston Brady about this new history series and examines some strategies for teaching middle school history.