Amy Listro, lower school principal at Northwest Classical Academy in Kennesaw, Georgia, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the journey from homeschooling her children to working as an administrator at a classical school, why parents overvalue AP credits, and how a Hillsdale Online Course helped change her views on education.

Amy Listro, lower school principal at Northwest Classical Academy in Kennesaw, Georgia, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the journey from homeschooling her children to working as an administrator at a classical school, why parents overvalue AP credits, and how a Hillsdale Online Course helped change her views on education.

A 20-minute podcast featuring professors, K-12 teachers, and friends of Hillsdale College, all speaking about classical education—what it is, why it’s still relevant today, and what makes it unique. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

A 20-minute podcast featuring professors, K-12 teachers, and friends of Hillsdale College, all speaking about classical education—what it is, why it’s still relevant today, and what makes it unique. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

A 20-minute podcast featuring professors, K-12 te…

Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast

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Amy Listro: Living What You Believe

Jennifer Jackett, a fifth grade teacher at Seven Oaks Classical School in Ellettsville, Indiana, and Julia McNeely, director of Title I at Seven Oaks Classical School, join host Scot Bertram to discuss the Institute for Excellence in Writing curriculum, principles for better writing, and how writing helps students succeed throughout a school's curriculum.

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Jennifer Jackett, a fifth grade teacher at Seven Oaks Classical School in Ellettsville, Indiana, and Julia McNeely, director of Title I at Seven Oaks Classical School, join host Scot Bertram to discuss the&nbsp;<a href="https://iew.com/" data-outlook-id="95cdbc9b-bd48-4455-b750-30be8d3234cd" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Institute for Excellence in Writing curriculum</a>, principles for better writing, and how writing helps students succeed throughout a school's curriculum.
Learn more: <a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

How IEW Helps Students Enjoy Reading

Ben Payne, director of leader support for Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss helping students build emotional durability, focusing on developing virtue over value, and the essential principles when helping students to reframe their attitudes.

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Ben Payne, director of leader support for Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss helping students build emotional durability, focusing on developing virtue over value, and the essential principles when helping students to reframe their attitudes.
Learn more: <a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

Virtue and Reframing for Students

Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, is joined by Christopher Nadon to discuss a recent essay he wrote on how educators are failing their students by embracing the importance of “lived experience.” Christopher Nadon (B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago) has taught political philosophy and humanities at Emet Classical Academy, Claremont McKenna College, Trinity College, and Kyev-Mohyla Academy. He writes on the character and history of republican government understood as self-rule in authors such as Herodotus, Xenophon, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Sarpi, Hobbes, Locke, Tocqueville, and Lincoln.  

Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/

Kathleen O&rsquo;Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, is joined by Christopher Nadon to discuss a recent essay he wrote on how educators are failing their students by embracing the importance of &ldquo;lived experience.&rdquo;&nbsp;Christopher Nadon (B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago) has taught political philosophy and humanities at Emet Classical Academy, Claremont McKenna College, Trinity College, and Kyev-Mohyla Academy. He writes on the character and history of republican government understood as self-rule in authors such as Herodotus, Xenophon, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Sarpi, Hobbes, Locke, Tocqueville, and Lincoln. &nbsp;
Learn more: <a href="https://k12.hillsdale.edu/">https://k12.hillsdale.edu/</a>

Amy Listro: Living What You Believe

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