In the Trenches

Stop offering professional development and start incentivizing it.  Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a lot of lectures out there on how to teach a book well, but what if you want to teach a book badly? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is the typical commencement address so dreadfully dull? Joshua Gibbs investigates. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if classical Christian schools tried harder to accommodate families that are genuinely zealous for classical education? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

School vibes only. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you give a bunch of teenagers a "transformative" experience at a museum? This episode is sponsored by the CiRCE Institute's Leisure conference (May 15-16). Register for the conference here:  https://circeinstitute.org/events/leisure-the-cultivation-of-the-mind-and-the-soul/ Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, what is cynicism? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Joshua Gibbs and Beatrice Gibbs read a dialogue from "A Parley with Youth." Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A few thoughts on the history of romance (which your students will find intriguing).  Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joshua Gibbs talks with Mandi Gerth about many things, including wonder's crossover to the mainstream. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You've noticed this, right? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many, many Christian youth ministers are becoming classical teachers. Is this good?  Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone knows that the rhetoric stage exists. What this episode presupposes is, "Maybe it doesn't?" Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tell me you're flourishing without telling me you're "flourishing."  Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's say you get a job at a classical school, and you love it, but you don't really fit in. But you want to fit in. You want to "be classical." How do you get there? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, your questions. Also, shoutouts to great administrators from teachers. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is it interesting to call something "interesting"? It can be. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is an easier way. Trust me.  Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Be all you can be.  Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let me be honest. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is just the beginning. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.