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On the C.S. Lewis Anniversary: Would Narnia & Lord of the Rings even exist without The Inklings? How Community Influences Our Work – Diana Glyer

C.S. Lewis left an indelible mark on culture. On this anniversary of Lewis’s death in 1963, we enlist the help of Lewis expert, Diana Glyer, to explore the evidence that Tolkien and Lewis’s influence on each other led to some of the finest literature ever published. Can classical Christian schools be the type of community…

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There’s an Educational Awakening Going On – Gordon Pennington

There’s an educational awakening going on. It’s not a new movement but it’s gaining momentum. It’s creating a national conversation that more and more people are getting in on because it’s becoming clear that we are fighting for the last vestiges of western civilization. We’re learning that if life is subject to a grand social…

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Bored with Everything? Awaken the Fire of Curiosity – Grant Horner

When you taste well prepared sushi, a McDonalds fish filet just isn’t so great. That’s what our guest today Grant Horner says when he talks about moving from being bored to having the fire of curiosity awakened in us…Listen in… Grant Horner‘s academic specialty at the Master’s University is the literature, theology, visual art, and…

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An Unexpected Journey into Classical Christian Education – Keith Nix

Ever feel like you walked in late to the movie when it comes to understanding this CCE thing? Does it seem like everyone else is getting it and you are playing catch up? My guest today, Mr. Keith Nix, like many of us went from being a public school veteran, completely unaware of CCE, to…

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The Latest From Barna That Impacts Your Family – Brooke Hempell

The world is changing, spinning… what are the cultural forces at work and the trends that are impacting your children and schools today? Every type of media your child consumes is educational. How can you be intentional about every hour of your child’s time and help them navigate the confusion in our culture today? Our…

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Image Bearers: Becoming who you were made to be – Peter Baur

There seems to be an epidemic today of young people who don’t know who they are. They grasp for affirmation and value through their performance or a social media like. Our guest today says that classical Christian schools are uniquely positioned to light a fire of hope, purpose, and meaning in our students as they…

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Is Old ‘Bad’ and New ‘Good’ or the Other Way Around? – Chris Perrin

Oh ye classical people, why do you cling to your old ways?  With your ancient books and Latin drills… What’s wrong with modern forms of education? Are we just like the old couple that thinks everything good in the world stopped happening 50 years ago? All fair questions.  When classical meets contemporary, what do we have to keep…

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Worldview isn’t Enough – Peter Vande Brake

It has been said that, “the purpose of education is not thinking; it is acting. It is not just knowing what to do; it is doing it.”  This means that worldview training, getting the right answers to the big questions in life, is in and of itself not enough since we are more likely to be directed by…

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Wimpy or Worn Out? Finding the balance between indulging or burning out our children – Keith McCurdy

Classical Christian kids are asked to give a lot of their time and mental energy to school and life in general. Parents can make the mistake of being too sympathetic (“oh, so sorry for your hard day at school…”) and risk making our kids soft, or we can fail to understand the real pressures and…

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A Fresh Perspective from Africa on this “Classical Christian School Thing” – Karen Elliott

It is easy at times to get discouraged when we look at American culture and the state of education in most American schools. Can classical Christian education really be a transformative education that can deeply shape the affections and minds of our children? Sometimes it takes stepping out of our own familiar surroundings to see…

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