An Examined Education

Jeff, Colleen, and DJ continue their conversation of Rhetoric within the Cambridge School as well as how Rhetoric manifests itself in its many forms and how it can influence the way we interact with the world around us.

Co-host DJ Goodwiler, takes off his hosting hat to be a guest on this episode of An Examined Education as he talks with Colleen Dong about Rhetoric-what it is and how it is taught at the Cambridge School. Enjoy!

DJ Goodwiler addresses the Cambridge Community about the Upper School literature program at The Cambridge School and how a reader can approach a work of literature rhetorically and ethically.

Language Chair Jim Hamilton addresses the Upper School students at a retreat earlier in the year. Jim tracks classical education back to its origins to illustrate a couple ways in which the Cambridge Education is a classical education.

Jim discusses Latin, Ancient History, and what makes The Cambridge Curriculum so unique. This is part two of this conversation and a follow up to a speech that Jim gave earlier in the year to a group of students about How Cambridge is Classical.

Russ Kapusinski joins us on today's episode to tell what it does and does not mean to be a Christian School in today's contemporary climate and challenges assumptions that may be brought into the discussion. This conversation will be continued in a future episode, so keep an eye out for that!

In Part 2 of our discussion with Colleen Dong, DJ steps in to do a deep dive on some of the concepts that Colleen discussed on her previous discussion with Jeff. Tune-in to hear how “Kindergarten is really 12th grade Lite” and how our Kindergarten Teachers embody Homer as they transition these young children from oral culture into literacy.

Colleen Dong has been with Cambridge more than most and has been involved in all stages of the educational development of the students. In this episode, Colleen tells her story of how she first got involved in the Kindergarten classroom and eventually came to teach Kindergarten here at Cambridge. It is a truly incredible story that shows Kindergarten is not something to look over when it comes to...

Book Recommendations Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning by Douglas Wilson Wisdom and Eloquence by Robert Littlejohn and Charles T. Evans Liberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain Institutes of Oratory by Quintilian Collected Works by Erasmus

Book Recommendations  Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning by Douglas Wilson Wisdom and Eloquence by Robert Littlejohn and Charles T. Evans Liberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain Institutes of Oratory by Quintilian Collected Works by Erasmus

Jean Kim’s address to new parents at the New Parent Orientation. Jean tells about herself and the foundation of The Cambridge School. Tune in to the next episode where Jeff Yoder will dive deeper with Jean into why Cambridge, how Cambridge approaches education, and who the Cambridge education is for.

Jump into the inaugural episode of An Examined Education, with your host, Jeff Yoder, Director of Advancement, and your co-host, DJ Goodwiler, Humanities Chair and Rhetoric and Literature teacher at The Cambridge School. In this commencement, you will learn all about your hosts (perhaps more than is necessary) and learn about why The Cambridge School has decided to start a podcast. We hope you enj...