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Practical Parenting… So Kids Stay Grounded In A Spinning World — Keith McCurdy

Today, more voices than ever give us parenting advice…yet we have a poverty of wisdom when it comes to parenting the way God designed. In this interview, Keith McCurdy highlights the most common parenting struggles and current cultural and psychological dynamics he sees in his counseling practice. He points us back to to the order…

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Arguing with Grandma: Using Logic Wisely — Brian Daigle

Classically-educated teens are trained to argue logically…but do they also know how to use the gift of logic wisely and appropriately? If not, then we are raising mechanistic citizens who only want to win arguments and slay dragons. Brian Daigle, author of Street-fighting Logic, shares practical advice from his book that shows educators, parents and…

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Igniting A Passion for Math in Students – Bill Carey

Good news, parents and teachers…according to Bill Carey, every student is a math person. But today’s schools often rob students of their natural curiosity and they end up experiencing math as something incoherent and frustrating. Carey shares the fascinating and somewhat shocking history of mathematics and encourages educators to shape the curriculum in a way…

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How to Raise Physically Literate Children ~ Jenny Crockett

Did Aristotle do pushups? Or was he a couch potato who only did mental calisthenics? Jenny Crockett says that the Greeks highly valued physical exercise and spent more than 50% of their time on physical activity. Unlike those mental and physical giants, modern students lag far behind and often sacrifice form for speed. Crockett challenges…

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Grades 101: The History of Grades and How They Undermine Students ~ Dr. Brian Williams

Is the current system of grading undermining students today and their long-term formation? Dr. Williams, a college dean at Eastern University, offers a fascinating history lesson about the origin of grades (hint: it’s a late modern invention) and challenges teachers and parents to consider separating true assessment from number and letter grades. Lots of practical…

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Former Muslim Presents the Gospel Truth to a Confused Culture ~ Abdu Murray

In 2016, the Oxford English Dictionary named “post-truth” as their word of the year. In 2019, Westerners are quite possibly even more confused about what is real and what is not. In today’s episode, host Davies Owens asks Abdu Murray about his new book, Saving Truth: Finding Meaning and Clarity in a Post-Truth World. Murray…

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Mozart, Mötley Crüe and Math… Shaping Students’ Affections In A World Gone Mad ~ Dr. Steve Turley

Echoing C.S. Lewis’ arguments in The Abolition of Man, Dr. Steve Turley cautions that modernity robs us of our humanity and leads to an abolition of sanity with regard to what is true, good and beautiful. Educators should urge students to consider their divine purpose over and against the mechanistic messages that culture throws at…

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ENCORE: Tech Monsters In Our Kids’ Pockets…What Parents Can Do To Protect Kids ~ Chris McKenna

This critical episode was originally aired in March of this year. The battle continues…What are technology’s latest sneaky maneuvers to get to our kids? How do parents combat the bad while accepting the good? Like Cyclops, the one-eyed giant who battled Odysseus, technology is the stranger in our midst attempting to get a grip on…

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ENCORE: How A Low View of the Body Leads to Dehumanization in the Culture – Nancy Pearcey

Today’s episode originally aired in June of 2018 and is more relevant than ever before. The headlines are throwing cutting edge issues our way on a daily basis:  homosexuality, transgenderism, abortion, euthanasia, to name a few.  College campuses, especially, are pushing these agendas.  What is the underlying worldview connecting all of these?  And what is the…

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Tackling the Five Biggest Temptations Within Classical Christian Schools ~ Brian Douglas

The bad news…temptations exist even in the classical Christian world. The good news…uncovering these temptations means parents and educators are more informed and can think wisely about the challenges they and their students might encounter. Having served as a classical Christian educator, Brian Douglas critiques from within, shares the struggles he fought and how to…

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