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Proverbial is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Joshua Gibbs. Weekly, coming in October. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to FORMA, a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education, aesthetic wonder, and Christian community. Here, in episode three David chats with Adam Andrews, director of the Center for Lit and a highly sought-after speaker on all things literature, about the value of the Great Gatsby. Topics include questionable content in literature, why Gatsby says some of the same things that the ancient epics said, how Jay Gatsby is similar to King Lear, and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to FORMA, a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education, aesthetic wonder, and Christian community. Here, in episode three David chats with Adam Andrews, director of the Center for Lit and a highly sought-after speaker on all things literature, about the value of the Great Gatsby. Topics include questionable content in literature, why Gatsby says some of the same things that the ancient epics said, how Jay Gatsby is similar to King Lear, and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar, Cindy chats with Lesli Richards of The Homegrown Preschooler, a company dedicated to providing books, curriculum and educational tools for young learners. Topics include new brain research on young kids, teaching math and reading, and much, much more. Learn more at thehomegrownpreschooler.com. As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar, Cindy chats with Lesli Richards of The Homegrown Preschooler, a company dedicated to providing books, curriculum and educational tools for young learners. Topics include new brain research on young kids, teaching math and reading, and much, much more. Learn more at thehomegrownpreschooler.com. As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy chats with Donna Jean Breckenridge and Leslie Lorio about Ambleside Groups, a brand new offering from Ambleside Online intended for co-ops, large families, and other homeschooling groups. As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. ** This episode is brought to you by Morningtide to Eventide, purveyors of planners and calendars designed specifically for homeschoolers. It's also brought to you by our good friends at New College Franklin. Set up a campus visit now! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy chats with Donna Jean Breckenridge and Leslie Lorio about AmblesideOnline for Groups, a brand new offering from Ambleside Online intended for co-ops, large families, and other homeschooling communities. As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. ** This episode is brought to you by Morningtide to Eventide, purveyors of planners and calendars designed specifically for homeschoolers. It's also brought to you by our good friends at New College Franklin. Set up a campus visit now! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy chats with Elsie Iudicello of FarmhouseSchoolhouse.com about how young moms can navigate the world of Charlotte Mason. Topics include teaching students of all ages in the same home, giving your kids what you missed out on, keeping Charlotte Mason in context, keeping rhythm in your homeschool, habit training and preparation, and much more! As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. ** This episode is brought to you by Morningtide to Eventide, purveyors of planners and calendars designed specifically for homeschoolers. And by our good friends at New College Franklin. Set up a campus visit now See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy chats with Camille Malucci (of the Charlotte Mason Institute) about a handicraft called sloyd, in which Charlotte Mason was a believer. Topics include: What sloyd is Where it came from Why Mason believed in it And how to do it in your homes *** As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. This episode is brought to you by Morningtide to Eventide, purveyors of planners and calendars designed specifically for homeschoolers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy chats with Camille Malucci (of the Charlotte Mason Institute) about a handicraft called sloyd, in which Charlotte Mason was a believer. Topics include: What sloyd is Where it came from Why Mason believed in it And how to do it in your homes *** As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. This episode is brought to you by Morningtide to Eventide, purveyors of planners and calendars designed specifically for homeschoolers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Join David Kern and guest Andrew Pudewa, of the Institute for Excellence in Writing, for a conversation about the importance of memorization - and how to be a good memorizer. Topics include: The habits of good memorizers The new science of memory Tips and advice for memorization with young kids and much more. As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. *** This episode is brought to you by our good friends at the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Learn more about their powerful writing, speaking, and thinking tools at iew.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Join David Kern and guest Adam Andrews, of the Center for Lit, for part two of our their conversation about teaching literature. In this episode they focus on the challenges (and rewards) of teaching contemporary literature. Topics include: A summary of Adam's article in our forthcoming summer magazine why it's important to read the literature of our own time to help us understand the times in which we live how writer's say "ecce homo" choosing books specifically for the classroom focusing on learning to read well rather than on what we read the value of reading fewer books well and much more. As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. *** This episode is brought to you by our good friends at the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Learn more about their powerful writing, speaking, and thinking tools at iew.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Commons, Brian Phillips chats with Dr. Gregory Thornbury, President of The King's College in New York City, about the challenges of running a Christian, Liberal Arts-driven college in a place like New York City. Topics include: What it's like being known as "America's first hipster college president" Why The King's College has embraced the challenge of being in NYC The challenges of that sort of existence The place of the Liberal Arts at TKC The challenges facing Christian higher education nationwide Advice for making college choices *** This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Institute for Excellence in Writing, purveyors of Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization. Learn more here. *** As always, press the arrow above to listen. Or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of our flagship podcast, Adam Andrews, of the Center for Lit, joins David to chat about approaches to teaching literature. Topics include: The difference between academic interpretation and "reading well," when themes should matter in lit teaching, how to balance teaching compoentns of literature with letting books be what they are, the habits all great readers share, common practices in literature education that Andrew opposes, and much more. As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. *** This episode is brough to you by our good friends at the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Learn more about their writing, speaking, and thinking tools at iew.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy answers listener questions. Topics include: Whether Charlotte Mason's volumes should be reading a particular order Whether morning time is necessary for a true Charlotte Mason (or classical) approach to education Whether morning time is too heavy on what is called "the riches" *** As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. This episode is brought to by our friends at Roman Roads Media, purveyors of the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy answers listener questions. Topics include: Whether Charlotte Mason's volumes should be reading a particular order Whether morning time is necessary for a true Charlotte Mason (or classical) approach to education Whether morning time is too heavy on what is called "the riches" *** As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. This episode is brought to by our friends at Roman Roads Media, purveyors of the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy chats with Sheila Carroll of the Living Books Curriculum about nature study and her work bringing Charlotte Mason to Africa. Topics include: her experiences in Africa, when to begin narration, adjusting expectations, dictation and narration, oral expression and young kids, the value of story-telling, and more. *** As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. You can learn more about Sheila and her here. Remember to use coupon code CINDY to save 25% on any order of $50 or more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, with "Greenleaf." Topics include: The romance of the bull, the bull as Christ-figure, O'Connor's commentary on Southern Christianity, sympathy for the Greenleafs, class differences in the story, Mrs. May's irreligion, Mrs. May's disdain for the bull, and the medieval theme of ecstasy in the story's ending. PLEASE NOTE: STARTING AT ABOUT 49 MINUTES SOME THEMES THAT MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN ARE DISCUSSED. PROCEED WITH CAUTION IF LISTENING WITH YOUR KIDS. *** As always, press the arrow above to listen. Or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes here or on Stitcher here. Be sure to subscribe to the Close Reads feed! Click here to join the Close Reads Facebook group. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy answers listener questions. Topics include: Exams Charlotte Mason style (5:30) Narration when students forget details (25:20) The new (free) Mere Motherhood e-newsletter, curated by Cindy (33:00) *** This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by The Classic Learning Test, a liberal-arts-based alternative to the SAT and ACT. Learn more at CLTEXAM.COM. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.