Episode 14: The Student Experience at Rafiki
In this episode, Karen speaks with a Rafiki alumnus about her experience at the Rafiki school and what she has done since graduating.
Episode 34: Cutting School: Why Classical Schools Fragment Education and Turn Learning into Subjects
In this episode, Dr. Perrin laments the ways that classical schools, like progressives schools, regularly “cut up” the curriculum into too many disconnected fragments that become “subjects.”
Episode 09: Recovering the Lost Tools of Leadership with David Seibel
David Seibel, the Head of School at Coram Deo Academy (in Carmel, Indiana), discusses his forthcoming book and ClassicalU course on Recovering the Lost Tools of Leadership.
Episode 08: Karen Moore on her CU Course
In episode 8, Jesse talks with Latin educator Karen Moore about her experiences as a teacher, her recent graduate studies, and as she visits to record two new courses...
Episode 13: The Experiences of Missionaries in the Rafiki Foundation
In this episode, Karen is joined by two missionaries who serve one of the Rafiki Foundation’s schools in Uganda. David and Michelle Graves, a couple that upended their lives...
Episode 33: Piling It On: Why Classical Schools Have Too Many Periods and Teach Too Many Subjects
In this episode, Dr. Perrin explains the why classical schools still retain elements of their progressive counterparts and simply try to teach too much. Subscribe to our episode release...
Episode 07: Karen Moore and the Tournament of Laurels
In this episode, Jesse chats with Karen Moore about her work with the new Tournament of Laurels event for Latin students. Karen has a couple of new courses coming...
Episode 12: Do African Teachers Think CCE Works?
In this episode Karen speaks with a teacher at the Rafiki School in Kenya who started with Rafiki as a day student. They discuss how Rafiki’s classical Christian education...
Episode 32: Friendship and Community in Education (Featuring Davies Owens)
In this episode, Davies Owens (from Basecamp Live) and I co-host the podcast and talk about the ways friendship and fellowship should be at the heart of classical education....
Episode 11: A History of Samuel Ajayi Crowther
In this episode Karen explores the history of the first African bishop of the Anglican church, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, and describes his significance in CCE. Subscribe to our episode...
Episode 31: Powerful Education in the Great Tradition
In this episode Christopher Perrin discusses how formative and powerful a great education can be. Tradition is formative but a great tradition is transformative.
Episode 06: Interview with Nate Antiel
In this episode, ClassicalU Director Jesse Hake speaks with Nate Antiel who is an editor with Classical Academic Press, currently working primarily on our new Humanitas line. He also...
Episode 30: The Two Canons: The Biblical Books and the Great Books
It took a long while to fix the canon of Scripture; it also takes a while to determine that a book is truly a Great Book. Dr. Perrin argues...
Episode 10: How CCE Influenced James “Africanus” Horton
In this episode, Karen describes a 19th century intellectual leader, James ‘Africanus’ Beale Horton, who was greatly influenced by CCE. Subscribe to our episode release email list to be...
Episode 29: The Virtue of Faith
In this episode, Dr. Perrin continues to explore faith as a theological virtue. Subscribe to our episode release email list to be notified when a new episode is released!
Episode 05: Interview with Bill Carey
In this episode ClassicalU Director Jesse Hake speaks with Bill Carey about teaching mathematics. A course with Bill Carey named “Contemplative Mathematics: Leading Math Discussion Groups” was recently published...
Episode 28: The Theological Virtues
In this episode, Dr. Perrin explores how theological virtues such as faith, hope, and love complement the four cardinal virtues. Subscribe to our episode release email list to be...
Episode 09: The Athens of West Africa
In this episode, Karen explores the history of classical Christian schools in Africa and how the need for such schools has developed over time. Subscribe to our episode...
Episode 27: The Cardinal Virtue of Justice
In this episode Dr. Perrin describes how prudence can become falsified so that we are not able to perceive what is truly real. Subscribe to our episode release email...
Episode 26: The Classical Canon
In this episode, Dr. Perrin is joined by author, school-founder, and lover of the classics Dr. Anika T. Prather. They discuss the works within the Canon, Mortimer Adler, and...
Episode 04: Interview with Junius Johnson
ClassicalU Director Jesse Hake speaks with Junius Johnson about imagination and fairy stories. Watch for two forthcoming courses on ClassicalU.com with Dr. Johnson about teaching fairy stories (also to...
Episode 25: The Virtue of Prudence (Part Two): False Prudence
In this episode Dr. Perrin describes how prudence can become falsified so that we are not able to perceive what is truly real. Subscribe to our episode release email...
Episode 24: The Virtue of Prudence (Part One): True Prudence
In this episode Dr. Perrin describes how prudence was the chief, governing virtues among the all of the cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude. Subscribe to our...
Episode 03: Interview with Junius Johnson
ClassicalU Director Jesse Hake speaks with Junius Johnson about the challenges that students and teachers are facing in the modern world and how the classical tradition approach can alleviate...
Episode 23: The Virtue of Fortitude in Teaching
In this episode, Dr. Perrin continues exploring the virtue of fortitude and he discusses the fortitude that is necessary to be a teacher. Subscribe to our episode release email...
Episode 22: The Virtue of Fortitude in Classical Education
In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses the virtue of fortitude in classical education and how it relates to teaching. Subscribe to our episode release email list to be notified...
Episode 06: Dr. Prather Discusses the Relevance of Chinua Achebe to Classical Education
In this new episode, Dr. Anika Prather explores the relevance of Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, to classical education. Subscribe to our episode release email list...
Episode 02: Interview with Christine Perrin
ClassicalU Director Jesse Hake speaks with Christine Perrin about her most recent lecture and her research interests, which include participatory reading and other practices in the literature classroom as...
Episode 08: The Growth of a New CCE School in Rwanda
In this episode Karen speaks with four members of Hope for Children Ministries, based in Rwanda where they have just opened their new school, Hope for Children International School....
Episode 21: The Importance of Shakespeare in Classical Education, Part II
In this episode, Dr. Perrin continues his discussion with Tim McIntosh, a former professor at Gutenberg College and a current creative director, actor, and playwright. They discuss the importance...
Episode 01: Interview with Dr. Nicole Koopman
ClassicalU Director Jesse Hake speaks with Dr. Nicole Koopman about the history of classical Christian education and her experience with it as a student and teacher at Cair Paravel...
Episode 20: The Importance of Shakespeare in Classical Education
In this episode, Dr. Perrin talks with Tim McIntosh, a former professor at Gutenberg College and a current creative director, actor, and playwright. They discuss the importance of Shakespeare...
Episode 19: The Importance of Temperance in Life and Education
In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes the importance of temperance in everyday life and in education. Subscribe to our episode release email list to be notified when a new...
Episode 18: The Importance of Friendship in Life and Education
In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes the importance of friendship in everyday life and in education. Subscribe to our episode release email list to be notified when a new...
Episode 07: What is the Most Essential Class in CCE?
In this episode Karen speaks with two other missionaries who have served as heads of schools in Africa. Together, these three classical Christian educators discuss what the most...
Episode 17: Metaphors in Classical Education
In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes how metaphors can be used to understand classical education. Subscribe to our episode release email list to be notified when a new episode...
