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Ken Myers on his career, his calling, and interviewing Johnny Cash Oct 04, 2018

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Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts.

In this episode, David chats with the inimitable Ken Myers about the evolution of his career, how he sees his vocation, the creation of Mars Hill Audio, interviewing Johnny Cash (for his first ever interview!), writing his book, and much more.

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This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Honors College at Azusa Pacific University.

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On Reading (and Persevering with) Difficult Books Oct 03, 2018

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In this episode of The Mason Jar, Cindy and David chat about reading hard books, especially with late-readers. Conversation touches on topics like how to know which books to persevere with, which books to set aside, using audio books with late readers, and much more (including Cindy's comments on her time at the Wild + Free conference last weekend).

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on Pursuing a Deeper Understanding of Classical Education | Ask Andrew Oct 02, 2018

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Welcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education–and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.

In this episode, Andrew continues his refections on the challenges of acquiring a classical education as an adult, focusing in particular in this episode on how to pursue a deeper understanding of the definitions of classical education.

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On Building the Habit of Bible-reading in the Homeschool Sep 27, 2018

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In this episode of The Mason Jar, Cindy and David chat about building a habit of Bible-reading in the homeschool. Topics of conversation include the value of letting your kids see you reading the Bible, the necessity to have faith in the Bible's power, reading plans and translations, and much more.

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This episode is brought to you by our friends at Christendom College, a Catholic liberal arts college located in the Shenandoah Valley. Learn more about their programs here.

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How to Pursue Your Goals of Self-Education | Ask Andrew Sep 26, 2018

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In this episode, Andrew continues his refections on the challenges of acquiring a classical education as an adult, focusing in particular in this episode on how to pursue and meet the goals you have set for yourself.

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Christine Perrin on Teaching Poetry | FORMA Sep 20, 2018

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Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, and creators who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts.

This episode features an interview that David conducted a few years back with Christine Perrin (a professor at Messiah College and author of a poetry collection called Bright Mirror) about the challenges of teaching poetry. It's one of our most popular episodes ever and is appropriate given the fact that our upcoming issue is The Poetry Issue. Seems like the right time for a re-up.

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Setting Goals to Get a Classical Education As an Adult | Ask Andrew Sep 20, 2018

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In this episode, Andrew continues his refections on the challenges of acquiring a classical education as an adult, with a particular emphasis on setting goals for that study.

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Where Should I Start If I Want to Get a Classical Education As an Adult? | Ask Andrew Sep 12, 2018

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Back after a summer hiatus, in this episode Andrew discusses some ideas for acquiring the classical education you didn't receive as a young person.

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Jake Mentzel of the Bookening Podcast | FORMA Sep 12, 2018

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In this episode, David chats with Jake Mentzel, one of the co-hosts of the Bookening Podcast from Warhorn Media, where they discuss great books from a Christian perspective. Conversation touches on the role of books in Jake's childhood, the proper place of books in the rightly ordered spiritual life, podcasts from Christians about books, and more.

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Homeschooling during the High School Years | The Mason Jar Sep 11, 2018

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In this episode of The Mason Jar, Cindy and David chat about the challenges of homeschooling during the high school years. Topics of conversation include the value of reading widely, how to empower kids to take ownership of their day, lessons she learned along the way, preparing young children for those upcoming years, the challenge of letting go, and more.

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As promised, here is Cindy's plan for the tenth grade year

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This episode is brought to you by our friends at Christendom College, a Catholic liberal arts college located in the Shenandoah Valley. Learn more about their programs here.

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