The Well-Trained Mind podcast

Show notes:  Rethinking School  by Susan Wise Bauer  How to Homeschool the Kids You Have – the book Courtney co-authored  Courtney’s Podcast: Modern Classical Education Podcast (name recently changed to Kitchen Table Homeschool Podcast)  The Well-Trained Mind Forums  Study mentioned in the Episode:  The Baseball Study (1988)  Summary of The Baseball Study Further Reading:  WWE and students with Dy...

Summary: In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett chat with Keith Nix, the Head of School for Veritas School in Richmond, VA. They discuss the differences between classical education in a home school setting versus a school setting as well as the challenges of making classical education accessible to all students.  Show notes:  Veritas School Website  Potential Questions to Ask Before...

Show notes:  Dr. Prather’s Website Dr. Anika's Suggested Authors to Include in Your Study of the Cannon:  Octavia Butler  Anna Julia Cooper  James Baldwin  Martin Luther King  Corretta Scott King  Ralph Ellison Richard Wright  Alain Locke  Langston Hughes  Carter G. Woodson  Other Harlem Renaissance Author  Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro with Dr. Anika Prather (02:22) - Is there Eurocentrism in class...

Show Notes:  More on Charlotte Mason: Susan's Article on Classical Education and Charlotte Mason More on Unit Studies: Susan's Article on Unit Studies More on Unschooling: Unschoolers.org  More on Montessori: American Montessori Society or Association Montessori Internationale \ Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:10) - Charlotte Mason compared to classical education (13:46) - Unit studies compared to...

Summary: In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss how a classical education prepares students for university education and what adjustments may need to be made to ensure your student is a competitive applicant. Show Notes:  Recommendations for transcript creators  A Sample High School Transcript Assigning High School Credit Hours by Susan Wise Bauer Tests We Discuss:  SAT webs...

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss one of the most important, albeit misunderstood, elements of a classical education: modeling and copying.  Show Notes:  "In Defense of Memorization" by Michael Knox Beran Via Forbes “Why Memorizing Stuff Can be Good for You” (00:00) - Intro (00:52) - Modeling, copying and how we learn (07:31) - Copying and modeling in the writing stage...

Summary: In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss the recent politicization of classical education and the future of this ancient method of learning.  References:  Dorothy Sayers Essays: The Lost Tools of Learning  Louis Markos for Christianity Today – The Rise of the Bible-Teaching, Plato-Loving, Homeschool Elitists Logos School Website  William C. Michael’s Article on Classi...

Summary:   In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett tell the story of classical education and explain how it changed across different time periods. Further Reading and References:  Kern, Andrew and Gene Veith. Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America . Circe Institute.  Perrin, Christopher. “The Legacy and Modern Renewal of Classical Education.” Classical Academic Press. htt...

Summary: In this follow-up episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett debunk common misconceptions about classical education. No, you do not have to teach your child Latin to be a classical homeschooler!  (00:00) - Intro (01:52) - Classical Education isn't Latin-focused (10:41) - Classical Education isn't just for the "Super Academic" (21:06) - Classical Education isn't curriclum-dependent (22:...

Summary: In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss what classical education really means. Links: Gideon Burton – BYU teacher on classical education.  https://hum.byu.edu/directory/gideon-burton Susan’s article on classical education – What is classical education?  (00:00) - Intro (00:43) - SJ's idea of Classical Education (05:53) - SWB's idea of Classical Education (09:35) - Pr...

Summary:   In this inaugural episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett get personal. They share stories from their nontraditional upbringings and discuss the pros and cons of growing up homeschooled. Links: More information about The Shepherding Movement: Wikipedia , Medium