Sinopsis
The Ask Andrew Podcast features weekly reflections on the purpose and nature of classical education from Andrew Kern, author of Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping American, and President of the CiRCE Institute. Each week Andrew will tackle a key idea, term, or theme in classical education, briefly defining it and explaining its purpose and place within classical pedagogy.
Episodios
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What does a good assessment look like? Part 2
03/05/2018 Duración: 25minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education–and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.In this episode, Andrew continues his contemplation on the nature of assessment, offering some thoughts on the principles of a quality assessment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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What does a good assessment look like?
28/04/2018 Duración: 18minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education–and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.In this episode, Andrew contemplates the nature of assessment, offering some thoughts on the principles of a quality assessment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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What does it mean to assess classically?
18/04/2018 Duración: 21minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education–and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.In this episode, Andrew contemplates the nature of assessment, answering the age-old question, "what does a truly classical assessment look like?" Join the contemplation! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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What is the "great dance" and why does it matter?
13/04/2018 Duración: 18minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education–and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.In this episode, Andrew is joined by Greg Wilbur, president of New College Franklin in Franklin, TN to discuss the idea of the "great dance" - an idea that is often tossed around in classical education circles. What does it mean? Why is it important? Greg and Andrew dive in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Is There a Universal Curriculum That Is Good for All People?
22/03/2018 Duración: 25minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education–and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.In this episode, Andrew is joined once again by his daughter, Katerina, who teaches in a classical school in Uganda, to discuss whether there is a classical education curriculum that is universally applicable (and good for) all people everywhere. This episode is brought to you by our friends at CLT - the Classic Learning Test - an alternative to the SAT and ACT. Learn more at clt.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Does Classical Education Value African Culture Or Want to Replace It (and other non-western cultures)?
14/03/2018 Duración: 20minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education–and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.In this episode, Andrew is joined once again by his daughter, Katerina, who teaches in a classical school in Uganda, to discuss whether classical education values African cultures as opposed to seeking to replace it. **This episode is brought to you by our friends at CLT - the Classic Learning Test - an alternative to the SAT and ACT. Learn more at clt.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Can a classical curriculum include more than Western culture?
07/03/2018 Duración: 17minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education–and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.In this episode, Andrew is joined once again by his daughter, Katerina, who teaches in a classical school in Uganda, to discuss whether a classical curriculum can include more than Western culture. This episode is brought to you by our friends at CLT - the Classic Learning Test - an alternative to the SAT and ACT. Learn more at clt.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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What should classical education look like in other parts of the world?
28/02/2018 Duración: 17minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education–and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.In this episode, Andrew is joined once again by his daughter, Katerina, who teaches in a classical school in Uganda, to discuss her experiences bringing classical Christian education to Africa. This episode is brought to you by our friends at CLT - the Classic Learning Test - an alternative to the SAT and ACT. Learn more at clt.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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What is the classical pedagogy?
14/02/2018 Duración: 21minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education - and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.In this episode, Andrew and Karen answer the question, "what is the classical pedagogy?" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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What is the Classical Curriculum?
08/02/2018 Duración: 18minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education - and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning. In this episode, Andrew and Karen answer the question, "what is the classical curriculum?" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Why did Dorothy Sayers' interpretation of the trivium become so popular?
31/01/2018 Duración: 16minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education - and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning. In this episode, Andrew (and a special guest) discuss the reasons why Dorothy Sayer's interpretation of the trivium has become so popular and influential. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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What is Wisdom (and how is it cultivated)?
24/01/2018 Duración: 18minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education - and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning. In this episode, Andrew defines "wisdom" and reflects on the ways that it is cultivated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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What is Virtue (and how is it cultivated)?
18/01/2018 Duración: 15minWelcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education - and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning. In this episode, Andrew defines "virtue" and reflects on the ways that it is cultivated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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What does classical education have to do with "knowing, glorifying, and enjoying God"?
03/01/2018 Duración: 16minWelcome to 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. In this episode, Andrew contemplates what classical education has to do with "knowing, glorifying, and enjoying God." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Why Are the Liberal Arts So Important?
20/12/2017 Duración: 16minWelcome 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 six, Andrew explores some of the reasons why the liberal arts are so important. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Ask Andrew Ep. 5: What does it mean to say that our children are imitations?
14/12/2017 Duración: 14minWelcome 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 imitate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Ep. 4: What is the Quadrivium?
06/12/2017 Duración: 16minWelcome 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 arts). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Ep 3: What are the 7 Liberal Arts?
29/11/2017 Duración: 11minWelcome 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)! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Ep #2: So What is Christian Classical Education?
22/11/2017 Duración: 11minWelcome 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?". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Episode #1: Welcome to the new Ask Andrew Podcast
09/11/2017 Duración: 11minWelcome 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.