Educating Humans
Discussions about Classical and Liberal Arts education in Primary and Secondary schools in Australia. What is it, how it might be achieved, and most importantly, why it matters.
Podcasting since 2022 • 51 episodes
Educating Humans
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50. Andrew Kern - The 4 Essentials of a Classical Education
For our fiftieth episode, and the last for 2024, we interview Andrew Kern, president of the CIRCE Institute. Answering the question of what are the essential components for a classical education, Andrew discusses the four pillars of coherence, ...
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Episode 50
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49. What is Classical Education in Under 15 minutes
Attempting the impossible, Difff answers the question 'What is classical education?' in less than fifteen minutes. This episode aims to be a brief, succinct snapshot, so if you're worried there is a lack of nuance and depth, may I recommend to ...
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Episode 49
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48. Teaching at a Classical School
What is it like to teach in a classical school? As teachers, we are by default telling our students that what we're teaching is worth loving. We're also telling them that learning itself is worth doing. Teachers, therefore, should love learning...
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Episode 48
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47. What's Wrong with Modern Education - Anthropology
In the final of the four part series about what is wrong with modern or progressive education, Difff and James discuss anthropology. As James KA Smith says, every pedagogy assumes an anthropology. Without realising it, anthropology - what...
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46. What's Wrong with Modern Education - Ethics
Having discussed the metaphysical and epistemological ruptures that have impacted education, Difff & James move to ethics. If all education points students towards some conception of good, what is good? How can we come to understand good, e...
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Episode 46
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