Classical Conversations On Homeschooling

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A Two-Minute Podcast about homeschooling from Classical Conversations founder, Leigh Bortins.

Leigh Bortins

  • Jun 11, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 26m AVG DURATION
  • 26 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Classical Conversations On Homeschooling

Making Memoria #15: Jessica Hooten Wilson on Classical College Students

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 30:16


Carrie Eben and Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson discuss how classically educated and homeschooled students do in a college environment. 

Roger Stark: BrainWare Learning Company

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 25:13


In this interview Scott Whitaker and Daniel Shirley sit with Roger Stark the CEO of BrainWare Learning Company. Roger shares his heart for helping students develop their cognitive skills. Stay tuned until the end of the podcast for free offers! Visit: https://mybrainware.com for more information.

Corona and College

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 20:34


Join Scott Whitaker and Daniel Shirley as they reflect on the impact that the coronavirus may have on the coming school year.

Making Memoria Episode 14: Assessing Gratitude with Memory

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 23:35


In this episode Pops and Carrie remember different circumstances from their past and use them to assess the current state of affairs in the world amidst the corona virus.

Making Memoria Episode 13: Assessing Hygge with Christ

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 22:31


Join Carrie Eben and Pops as they reflect Hygge and just what that word means. 

Accidental Homeschooling

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 20:06


Carrie Eben and Pops give tips on how to homeschool amidst the circumstances of the coronavirus. 

Making Memoria Episode 12: Assessing Relationships

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 24:04


Join Carrie Eben and Pops as they dig into the topic of dating relationships. 

Inside the Classroom: Challenge IV Theology

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 42:14


Join Challenge tutor and Host Daniel Shirley for a lively theology discussion surrounding C.S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity". 

Making Memoria Episode 11: Assessing Skills with the Five Canons of Rhetoric

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 22:30


Carrie Eben and Pops continue the discussion and assessment of facts, ideas, and skills. In this episode they review how to assess skills with the five canons of rhetoric. 

Making Memoria Episode 10: Assessing Ideas with the 5 Common Topics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 25:59


Carrie Eben and Pops discuss pentecost moments and how to assess ideas using the five common topics. 

Mother-Son Chats: 3 Tips to Finish the Year Strong

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 25:39


In this podcast, host and homeschool graduate, Daniel Shirley is joined by Heather Shirley, a homeschool mom of three graduates, to discuss the softer side of Homeschool Counselor that offers encouragement for the really human side of the homeschooling journey. In spirited conversation between mother and son, Daniel and Heather offer three tips for finishing the year strong.

Making Memoria Episode 9: Assessing Facts with the Five Core Habits

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 19:43


Carrie Eben and Pops continue to discuss how to assess facts through the use of the five core habits. 

Making Memoria Episode 8: Facts, Skills, and Ideas, Oh My

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 24:41


Carrie Eben is joined by Pops once again as they reflect on assessment, chocolate, and Switzerland. 

Alumni Moments: Morgan Barney

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 41:14


Join Daniel Shirley as he interviews CC Alum Morgan Barney about her CC experience and her journey through higher education. 

On Assessment and Advent

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 19:48


In this podcast, host and homeschool graduate, Daniel Shirley is joined by Heather Shirley, a homeschool mom of three graduates, to discuss the softer side of Homeschool Counselor that offers encouragement for the really human side of the homeschooling journey. In the spirit of Advent and as mother and son, Heather and Daniel discuss the unique opportunities that homeschooling provides to explore an education that thinks on assessment and its relationship to recognizing Truth when He comes.

Alumni Moments: Austin Garmer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 15:38


Join Daniel Shirley as he interviews Austin Garmer about his educational experience in Classical Conversations. 

Making Memoria Episode 7: Assessing Listening Skills

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 34:21


Join Carrie Eben and Sam as they discuss speech and debate and how it helps us to assess more skillfully. 

Alumni Moments: Wendell Berry and Dante Alighieri

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 78:32


Join CC Alumni Daniel Shirley for a conversation about Jayber Crow, a novel by Wendell Berry, and the Divine Comedy. 

Making Memoria Episode 6: Assessing Rhetoric

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 20:54


Join Carrie Eben and Joe as they continue the discussion about how speech and debate can help us delve deeper into the art of rhetoric. 

Making Memoria Episode 5: Assessing Rhetoric with Speech and Debate

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 35:07


Join Carrie Eben and her oldest son Seth as they discuss the place of assessment within speech and debate. 

5 Tips for Visiting Colleges: Myths of Higher Ed

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 7:23


Daniel Shirley gives five tips to help make your college visiting experience more efficient, fulfilling, and fitting. Visit https://classicalconversationsplus.com to check out how you can earn college credit for Challenge work. 

Making Memoria Episode 4: Assessing with the Five Canons of Rhetoric

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 27:01


Carrie Eben and Pops discuss the difference between classical assessment and modern assessment. Check out https://www.homeschoolcounselor.com for resources to help your homeschooling journey and visit https://www.homeschoolcounselor.net to join in the conversation with other homeschool families. 

Making Memoria Episode 3: Self Assessment

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 22:57


Join Carrie Eben and Pops as they delve into why we should assess ourselves and how friends and circumstances help us to assess ourselves. Visit and join Homeschool Counselor at https://www.homeschoolcounselor.com and https://www.homeschoolcounselor.net

Myths of Higher Education Episode 1: Transferring Credits

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 18:28


Join Scott Whitaker and Daniel Shirley as they embark on a journey of discovery and reflection into the realm of post high school homeschooling. In this episode Scott and Daniel discuss transferring credits from one college to another. 

Making Memoria Episode 2: The Purpose of Education

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 24:59


Carrie Eben and Pops discuss how understanding the purpose of education is important because it drives our assessment practices.

Making Memoria Episode 1: Assessing Assessment

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 21:19


Carrie and Pops introduce the topic of classical assessment and discuss how it differs from the topic of modern assessment. 

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