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Welcome to the brand new Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education - and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning. Here in episode five, Andrew explores the myriad ways imitation is key to education - both in the ways our children are imitations, and in the way we teach them to imita...

Welcome to the brand new Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education - and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning. Here in episode four, Andrew provides a quick and big-picture answer to the question, "what is the Quadrivium?" (with an emphasis on explaining the four mathematical art...

Welcome to the brand new Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education - and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning. Here in episode three, Andrew provides a quick and big-picture answer to the question, "what are the seven liberal arts?". *** Click here to subscribe (or leave a review...

Welcome to the brand new Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education - and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning. Here in episode two, Andrew provides a quick and big-picture answer to the question, "what is Christian classical education?". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Welcome to the new Ask Andrew podcast! Each week Andrew Kern will be answering questions about key ideas, themes, and terms in classical education. Here in episode one, he explains a bit about his goals for the show.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 15 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  In this episode, he is joined by special guest Karen Kern and together they offer some tips for teaching stories that are essentially "morality tales" (like fables, for example) with moralizing them.  To submit a question for a future episode go...

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Welcome to episode 13 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  In this episode, he is joined by a special guest and together they contemplate a question about whether calculus and other subjects like it are lost on homemakers.  To submit a question for a future episode go here.  https://www.circeinstit...

Welcome to episode 12 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  In this episode, he discusses the why it can sometimes be difficult for modern people to connect with ancient mythology. To submit a question for a future episode go here.  https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources-web-features/ask-andrew *** Thi...

Welcome to episode 11 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  In this episode, he contemplates what it means to train a child's affections and what role emotion should play in education.  *** This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by  New College Franklin  and ...

Welcome to episode 10 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  In this episode, he contemplates the kinds of questions that most help cultivate wisdom and virtue.  *** This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by  New College Franklin  and  Davenant Latin Institute...

Welcome to episode 9 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  In this episode, he reflects on how to effectively teach fables to young children, and whether the moral of a story should be spelled out.  To submit a question for a future episode go here.  https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources-web-feat...

Welcome to episode 8 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  In this episode, he contemplates the varying definitions of the term "neo-classical".  To submit a question for a future episode go here.  https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources-web-features/ask-andrew *** This episode of the CiRCE In...

Welcome to episode 7 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  In this episode, he contemplates the tendency in parents and teacher to moralize stories and why it's probably not a good idea.  To submit a question for a future episode go here.  https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources-web-features/ask-an...

Welcome to episode 6 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  In this episode, he contemplates the kind of magic that we find in the works of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien and why it's different than the kind of magic found in the occult (with a rabbit trail about Homer, of course). To submit a question for a future...

Welcome to episode 5 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  In this episode, he explains where the name "CiRCE Institute" comes from.  To submit a question for a future episode go here.  https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources-web-features/ask-andrew *** This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast N...

Welcome to episode 3 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  Today he reflects on the relationship between holiness and wisdom and virtue.  To submit a question for a future episode go here.  https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources-web-features/ask-andrew Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Welcome to episode 3 of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  Today he reflects on why we should read the classics when even the good guys do bad things.  To submit a question for a future episode go here.  https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources-web-features/ask-andrew *** This episode of the CiRCE I...

Welcome to the first episode of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern answers  your  questions about Christian classical education.  Today he reflects on how to cultivate an appreciation of good music in students.  To submit a question for a future episode go here.  https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources-web-features/ask-andrew *** This episode of the CiRCE Institute...

Welcome to the first episode of the Ask Andrew Podcast, where Andrew Kern will answer your questions about Christian classical education.  Today he reflects on what makes a good television show, how much screen time is too much screen time, and more.  To submit a question for a future episode go here: https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources-web-features/ask-andrew *** This episode...

Question: Can you recommend any books that will help me teach my students to complete tasks in such a that reflects God's order and elegance? This episode is from the Ask Andrew video series on CiRCE TV. Video: On Books for Personal and Professional Development Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Question: How do I introduce my middle school child to classical education? This episode is from the original Ask Andrew video series on CiRCE TV. Video: How do I introduce my middle school child to classical education? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Question: Is classical education a method, or is it about materials? This episode is from the original Ask Andrew video series on CiRCE TV. Video: Is classical education a method, or is it about materials? (Part 2) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Question: Is classical education a method, or is it about materials? This episode is from the original Ask Andrew video series on CiRCE TV. Video: Is classical education a method, or is it about materials? (Part 1) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While his name may not be Andrew, Dr. Christopher Perrin is a very good friend of CiRCE and a wise man too and so while in Cincinnati recently for a homeschool convention we enlisted him as a guest question-answer for our Ask Andrew video series. This episode is from the original Ask Andrew video series on CiRCE TV. Video: Advice for a teacher in a modern school who wants to affect change and educ...