The Educational Renaissance Podcast

C.S. Lewis, one of the 20th centuries greatest authors, argues for the essential role of moral virtues. In The Abolition of Man and That Hideous Strength, this argument appears in many ways. Patrick is joined by Kolby and Jason to discuss this set of ideas in light of our aims as classical Christian educators.Links from this episode:C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManC.S. Lewis, That Hideous StrengthAlasdair MacIntyre, After Virtue"To Belbury or St. Anne’s? A Vision for Moral Education in C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength" article by Kolby Atchison"C.S. Lewis and Two Types of Education" article by Patrick Egan"The Value of Objective Value: C. S. Lewis on Renewing Education" article by Patrick EganThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Can school be a place of leisure? Is there a way to balance excellence and rest? In this next episode, Patrick is joined by Jason and Kolby to explore the idea of leisure, whether expressed by Joseph Pieper in his book Leisure: The Basis of Culture or in the principle of scholé in the recent book The Good Teacher by Chris Perrin and Carrie Eben.Links from this episode:Joseph Pieper, Leisure: The Basis of CultureChristopher Perrin, The Scholé WayChristopher Perrin and Carrie Eben, The Good TeacherJason Barney, Rethinking the Purpose of Education"School is a Game" article by Patrick EganThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

What are the best practices to give new faculty a successful start to their career at your school? Listen as Jason is joined by Patrick and Kolby to talk about perspectives and strategies to onboard new faculty.Links from this episode:Educational Renaissance training packagesThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Why should we study dead languages? Well, maybe they're not as dead as we think. Listen as Kolby is joined by Jason and Patrick to discuss Latin and Greek in the curriculum of classical Christian schooling. There's much to learn about grammar, texts and the living voice of ancient authors.Links from this episode:Tracy Lee Simmons, Climbing ParnassusThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

How should classical educators think about modern research? Jason is joined by Patrick and Kolby to discuss reasons why we can be confident in our work towards synthesizing modern research in our educational renewal movement. Learn about methods and perspectives on how to view insights from modern research, especially with a view to tools that can be used practically in the classroom.Links from this episode:EdRen article on flow, growth mindset and retrieval practice: "Finding Flow through Effort"EdRen article on the zone of proximal development: "Human Development, Part 3"⁠⁠Concordia University Chicago, Classical Educator ProgramThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Discover how the common arts can foster creativity and practicality within the classical tradition. Patrick is joined by Jason and Kolby to discuss the pedagogical significance and practical applications of handwork skills like knitting, and woodworking. Learn how these kinds of projects create an integrated curriculum.Links from this episode:⁠⁠Christopher Hall, Common Arts Education⁠⁠Charlotte Mason, Home Education, "Handicraft and Drills"⁠⁠Jason's "Apprenticeship in the Arts" seriesThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode, hear from Russ Gregg, head of school at Hope Academy in Minneapolis. Russ has served for over 25 years in the classical Christian education renewal movement and is a board member for the Society for Classical Learning. Learn about what it takes to provide a classical Christian education in an urban context. Find out more about an upcoming free webinar with Russ about launching a classical Christian school.Links from this episode:⁠Free webinar with Russ Gregg⁠, July 2⁠Hope Academy⁠, Minneapolis, MN⁠Spreading Hope Network⁠ The Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode, hear from Brandon Koble, headmaster at Trinity Lutheran Classical High School in Milwaukee. We talk about the Lutheran tradition and classical education. Learn about how Koble founded a classical Lutheran school in Milwaukee. Find out more about the upcoming CCLE summer conference at Concordia University in Wisconsin in July.Links from this episode:⁠⁠⁠⁠Register for ⁠the CCLE Summer Conference, July 15-18Trinity Lutheran Classical High School, Milwaukee, WIConsortium for Classical Lutheran Educators (CCLE)Anna Martin, Executive Director for CCLEThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Students can learn so much from nature. The curriculum is all around, if we know how to access it. Jason is joined by Patrick and Kolby to discuss how to use nature notebooks to lay a solid foundation in observation of the natural world around us. Links from this episode:Lois Mansfield, Field Notebooks and Natural History Journals⁠John Muir Laws, How to Teach Nature Journaling"Nature Study" page at Ambleside OnlineThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode, hear from Jessica Hooten Wilson, Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University. We talk about the great books tradition and why it is so important to the formation of students. Find out more about her upcoming summer course at Nashotah House in Wisconsin.Links from this episode:⁠⁠⁠Register for "Dorothy L. Sayers & the Bible" courseJessica Hooten Wilson, Reading for the Love of GodJessica Hooten Wilson, The Scandal of HolinessJessica Hooten Wilson & Jacob Stratman, Learning the Good LifeLouise Cowan & Os Guinness, Invitation to the ClassicsThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Take a deeper dive into training resources produced by Educational Renaissance such as Dr. Patrick Egan's new book entitled Training the Prophetic Voice available now through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.