Renewing Education in California

by Mark Bauerlein

Chris Weir joins the podcast to discuss a project for renewing the culture of California. Continue Reading »

15 Aug 2023

The Good Life After Graduation

by Sarah Reardon

Our higher education climate and our culture at large render the world of our households, vocations, and communities remote from the world of dorms, reading quizzes, and library all-nighters. Continue Reading »

31 Jul 2023

Beauty and the Student’s Soul

by Mark Bauerlein

Derek Brooks joins the podcast to discuss beauty's effect on the soul and his work at Benedictus Art providing schools with high-quality fine art reproductions. Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2023

Classical Education at Hildegard College

by Mark Bauerlein

Matthew Smith joins the podcast to discuss the start of Hildegard College, a new site of classical Christian education in Southern California.
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6 Jul 2023

Children Have a Right to Classical Education

by Kevin D. Roberts

Classical education is not a fad: It’s been around for thousands of years and sets up students for academic, professional, and spiritual success. Continue Reading »

20 Jun 2023

Childhood Virtues and the Liberal Arts

by Mark Bauerlein

Kevin Clark joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education. Continue Reading »

5 Jun 2023

Don’t Spare the Rod

by Daniel Buck

I teach in the most crime-ridden neighborhood in my city. I am not the best teacher in the building—they won’t make any Hollywood movies about me—but I am a good one. One administrator described my classes as a Jekyll-and-Hyde affair. There may be utter chaos elsewhere, but when my . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2023

A Message for Humanities PhDs

by Mark Bauerlein

These classical schools are happy places. Humanities departments in higher ed are not.  Continue Reading »

27 Feb 2023

Letters

by Various

Catholic Colleges I greatly enjoyed Veronica Clarke’s “Why I Went to a Catholic College” and her clear reasoning for the superiority of choosing such a path (December 2022). Although I am a graduate of three universities (two private, one public), I can no longer bring myself to give them . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2023

The K–12 Education Renaissance

by Jeremy Tate

Classical K–12 alternatives are rapidly expanding while conventional schools struggle with an enrollment decline not seen since World War II. Continue Reading »

25 Jan 2023