The Classical Homeschool

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#07: Elevating the Curriculum Oct 21, 2016

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Welcome to The Classical Homeschool Podcast. At the Classical Homeschool Podcast, our heart is to take on the work of wrestling through the, sometimes difficult and philosophical, ideas presented throughout the classical education movement and bring them down to earth, specifically and practically for the classical homeschooling mom.

This week Jennifer and Ashley explore how the Christian Classical Tradition elevates the curriculum from just the simple material objects we use to engage our students. The curriculum is the course we follow, the attitudes we have, and how much harmony is cultivated between the logos and mythos. Jennifer and Ashley discuss the logo-centric curriculum vs. the content driven curriculum. Hopefully, this episode can relieve some of the anxiety when choosing the materials for your homeschool. Enjoy the show!

#06 : Elevating the Student Oct 14, 2016

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Join us this week for a discussion on how the Christian Classical Tradition elevates the student to the whole man through the development of cosmic obligation, moral imagination, and the cultivation of truth perception. Jennifer and Ashley discuss how man is created in the Divine Image and the responsibilities that that Image lays upon us as followers of Christ. This episode is a wrestling of what it means to do what one ought to do for the love of Christ and what one wants to do for the love of himself. Enjoy the show!

#05: The Homeschool as a Great Story Oct 07, 2016

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In our last episode of the week, Jennifer shares her educational metaphor, the homeschool as a great story. This fun conversation not only gives the personal metaphor of Jennifer but also how she formed her course, The 5 Elements of Classical Homeschooling.

#04: The Homeschool as Monastery Oct 07, 2016

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In today's episode, Ashley discusses her educational metaphor, the homeschool as monastery. Enjoy the show!

#03: Ancient Liturgies for the Modern Homeschool Oct 05, 2016

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In this episode, we tackle the differences between ancient man and modern man. If you have David Hicks' book, Norms and Nobility, we are talking about passages on the bottom of page 5 and the top of page 6. What are the differences? How do those differences affect our lives? Our homeschools? Our souls? Why do we align ourselves with the ancient man in classical education?

As we further examine the attitude of the ancient man and the transformative power of education, we identify how important normative questions are to building the moral foundations of a man as well as the experiences of knowledge that lead man to have relationships with the knowledge.

With that relationship in mind, Jennifer and Ashley connect the importance of liturgy for aligning and ordering man to harmony of the created universe. What man does and how man does those things is integral in making the whole man.

Lastly, Jennifer and Ashley talk about concrete examples in their homeschools and how to evaluate where liturgies are necessary in our daily lives as well as connecting the natural rhythms God has given man to how man is to experience and participate in His love and generosity. Enjoy the show!

#02: Defining David Hicks' Classical Education Oct 04, 2016

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In this episode, we are discussing David Hicks' definition of classical education on page 18, "Classical Education is not, preeminently, of a specific time or place. It stands instead for a spirit of inquiry and a form of instruction concerned with the development of style through language and of conscience through myth. The key word here is inquiry."

The "spirit of inquiry" calls us to evaluate the level of curiosity we have and how we cultivate curiosity with the environment around us. We talk about how our children have helped us to revive our wonder reconnecting us with the foundations of wisdom. The liberal arts help us to engage our wonder and curiosity in order to perceive the good, the True, and the beautiful. The "forms of instruction" help us to develop our perceptions to the order that God has commanded as well as being able to communicate in the language and mathematics to our fellow man.

Towards the end we get to the practical points about how we are engaging in the spirit of inquiry and forms of instruction in our homeschools. Enjoy the show!

Welcome to the Classical Homeschool Podcast Oct 03, 2016

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In the introductory episode of The Classical Homeschool Podcast, Jennifer and Ashley will be answering some questions about themselves, this podcast, and the importance of classical education in their lives.

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