Allison Ellis (Mount Titano Media) and Martin Cothran (Memoria Press) join us to discuss "Finding Our Words," a collection of great American speeches and why recovering the art of rhetoric is vital for education and civic life today.

In this episode, we discuss:
📖 How homeschooling and publishing led to the revival of classical education
📖 Why rhetoric and speech are central to forming citizens
📖 John Quincy Adams’s 1837 Independence Day oration—and what it reveals about America’s foundations
📖 How the Constitution reflects both classical wisdom and a Judeo-Christian inheritance

LINKS:
➡️ "Finding Our Words: Words That Made America": https://www.mounttitanomedia.com/products/finding-our-words-words-that-made-america-paperback
➡️ Memoria Press: https://www.memoriapress.com

Are you interested in teaching at a classical school? A school administrator in need of talent and resources? A supportive parent, business owner, or lobbyist?

Classical Commons is building a network of classical K-12 schools, exceptional teachers, and pedagogical resources to advance classical liberal arts education in the 21st century. We're a unique digital community connecting growing schools with job searchers and other interested parties within the movement.

Join us every Wednesday at 1 PM ET for conversations from the cutting edge of K-12 classical ed, and join our community at www.classicalcommons.org.

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For viewers interested in: Classical education, liberal arts, ICLE, SCL, ACCS, CLT, Classic Learning Test, Jeremy Tate, Susan Wise Bauer, Well-Trained Mind, Classical Conversations, Spencer Klavan, Latin schools, Great Hearts, Memoria Press, Tracy Lee Simmons, Hillsdale College, University of Dallas, UDallas, UATX, University of Austin, Joshua Gibbs, CiRCE, Jonathan Pageau, Anglican schools, Orthodox schools, Catholic schools, Reformed schools, Doug Wilson, Inklings, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Pints with Aquinas, St. John's College, Great Books, the trivium, the quadrivium, John Senior

Professors and scholars Dr. Dan Coupland (Dean of the Graduate School of Education) and Dr. Ben Beier (Chair of the Education Department) join us from Hillsdale College to discuss the growth of classical education, the vocation of teaching, and how higher education can sustain this renewal.

In this episode, we discuss:
📖 The surprising speed and scale of classical education’s growth
📖 Why leadership is the Achilles’ heel of the movement—and how Hillsdale is addressing it
📖 How theory, practice, and history must come together to form lasting institutions

LINKS:
➡️ Principia Journal: https://principia.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/
➡️ Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Classical Education: https://classicalgrad.hillsdale.edu/
➡️ "Tried and True: A Primer on Sound Pedagogy": https://shop.hillsdale.edu/products/tried-true-daniel-b-coupland
➡️ "The Intellectual Life," A.G. Sertillanges, O.P: https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/mcp/the-intellectual-life/
➡️ "Another Sort of Learning," Fr. James V. Schall, S.J.: https://www.amazon.com/Another-Sort-Learning-James-Schall/dp/089870183X/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1

Are you interested in teaching at a classical school? A school administrator in need of talent and resources? A supportive parent, business owner, or lobbyist?

Classical Commons is building a network of classical K-12 schools, exceptional teachers, and pedagogical resources to advance classical liberal arts education in the 21st century. We're a unique digital community connecting growing schools with job searchers and other interested parties within the movement.

Join us every Wednesday at 1 PM ET for conversations from the cutting edge of K-12 classical ed, and join our community at www.classicalcommons.org.

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For viewers interested in: Classical education, liberal arts, ICLE, SCL, ACCS, CLT, Classic Learning Test, Jeremy Tate, Susan Wise Bauer, Well-Trained Mind, Classical Conversations, Spencer Klavan, Latin schools, Great Hearts, Memoria Press, Tracy Lee Simmons, Hillsdale College, University of Dallas, UDallas, UATX, University of Austin, Joshua Gibbs, CiRCE, Jonathan Pageau, Anglican schools, Orthodox schools, Catholic schools, Reformed schools, Doug Wilson, Inklings, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Pints with Aquinas, St. John's College, Great Books, the trivium, the quadrivium, John Senior

Theologian, medievalist, musician, and storyteller Junius Johnson joins us to explore how Lewis, fairy tales, and the medieval imagination shaped his vocation—and why recovering this vision matters for classical education today. In this episode, we discuss:
📖 Falling in love with fantasy and theology through C.S. Lewis
📖 Why the modern world resists integration—and how the medievals held it together
📖 How the Humanitas project seeks to form students through primary sources

LINKS:
➡️ Humanitas: https://classicalacademicpress.com/pa...
➡️ Greats Story Lab: / @greatsstorylab

Are you interested in teaching at a classical school? A school administrator in need of talent and resources? A supportive parent, business owner, or lobbyist?

Classical Commons is building a network of classical K-12 schools, exceptional teachers, and pedagogical resources to advance classical liberal arts education in the 21st century. We're a unique digital community connecting growing schools with job searchers and other interested parties within the movement.

Join us every Wednesday at 1 PM ET for conversations from the cutting edge of K-12 classical ed, and join our community at www.classicalcommons.org.

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For viewers interested in: Classical education, liberal arts, ICLE, SCL, ACCS, CLT, Classic Learning Test, Jeremy Tate, Susan Wise Bauer, Well-Trained Mind, Classical Conversations, Spencer Klavan, Latin schools, Great Hearts, Memoria Press, Tracy Lee Simmons, Hillsdale College, University of Dallas, UDallas, UATX, University of Austin, Joshua Gibbs, CiRCE, Jonathan Pageau, Anglican schools, Orthodox schools, Catholic schools, Reformed schools, Doug Wilson, Inklings, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Pints with Aquinas, St. John's College, Great Books, the trivium, the quadrivium, John Senior