Anchored by the Classic Learning Test

On the latest episode of Anchored, our CEO Jeremy Tate and special Co-Host Arooba Asim sit down with Linsey Knerl, a freelance digital marketer, a homeschooling mom of six, and author of the book “Homeschooling Hacks, How to Give Your Kids a Great Education Without Losing Your Job  (or Your Mind)”. Throughout the episode, Linsey shares the tips and tricks she learned throughout her homeschooling experience. She explains that what attracted her to homeschooling was not the bureaucracy or the politics, but the desire to help her children reach their full potential by maximizing their talents. She also discusses the role classical education played in reaching that potential. Linsey ends off by discussing the various resources the internet can provide homeschooling families to further aid them on their journey.Host: Jeremy TateCo-Host: Arooba AsimGuest: Linsey Knerl

On the latest episode of Anchored, Jeremy Tate is joined by Abby Roth - also known as Classically Abby, a social media influencer and YouTuber. Abby starts off by sharing her experience attending Jewish day school as a child, and later studying Oprah at the University of Southern California. Abby and Jeremy discuss the state of public schooling, and whether homeschooling is a better option for educating children. Abby talks about the different options that are available for parents who cannot afford to homeschool their children or send them to private schools. Host: Jeremy Tate @JeremyTate41Guest: Abby Roth @ClassicallyAbby 

On the latest episode of Anchored, our CEO Jeremy Tate is joined by Paul E. Peterson, the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University. They discuss the importance of school choice and the gaps in public education that prevent teachers from exploring a student’s full potential. Dr. Peterson is also the author of Saving Schools: From Horace Mann to Virtual Learning. The book traces the story of the rise, decline, and potential resurrection of American public schools. Dr. Peterson highlights countries where school choice is implemented, such as the Netherlands, and how it benefits people of different religions and cultures. 

On the latest episode of Anchored, Our CEO Jeremy Tate sits down with Dr. Jose Torralba and student Alec Ebersole, both from the University of Navarra, which is located in Pamplona, Spain. The founder of Navarra described his ideals for the university as “[wanting] learned men to be formed here, with a Christian understanding of life; we want this environment, suitable for quiet reflection, to cultivate science rooted in its most solid principles so that this light might shine over all the roads of knowledge.” Jeremy discusses the great books program with Dr. Torralba, which focuses on a return to the western Liberal Arts tradition in education. The University of Navarra is currently ranked among the top 100 universities in the world in five areas of the international QS rankingHost: Jeremy Tate @JeremyTate41Guest: Dr. Jose Torralba and Alec Ebersole 

On this special edition of Anchored, Zuby–a rising public figure and influential rapper–joins Jeremy and Arooba to share his insights into how education has changed in the United States and the accessibility of education in the modern world. He discusses his time at Oxford, how the history and beauty of a student’s environment can inspire them, how the quality of university education has changed, and some of the political biases that may be rooted in academia. The three of them go on to discuss the value of education, in an age where there is more information instantly available on our cell phones than there is in the Harvard Library. Regardless of whether someone attends college, Zuby argues, they must be able to use their knowledge in the real world.Host: Jeremy Tate @JeremyTate41Guest: Zuby @Zubymusic

Dr. Larry Taylor is the president of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). The organization, "exists to strengthen Christian schools and equip Christian educators worldwide as they prepare students academically and inspire them to become devoted followers of Jesus Christ.  Serving more than 25,000 schools in 108 countries, ACSI helps more than 5.5 million students worldwide connect to Christian education." In this episode, Dr. Taylor discusses his own academic journey, how the revitalization of Christian education is unfolding, and expounds on the significance of the growing classical renewal movement.Host Jeremy Tate @JeremyTate41Guest Dr. Larry Taylor @ACSIPresident

Rosemary Vander Weele is the principal of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Classical School in Denver, CO. On this episode, she joins Jeremy to discuss her personal academic journey which led her to question the modern educational approach and instead focus on leading in service to human formation through an authentically Catholic education. She also discusses the challenges and rewards of growing enrollment at a Catholic school focused on reinstating faith's central role in education. Host Jeremy Tate @JeremyTate41Guest Rosemary Vander Weele 

Dr. Mark Bauerlein is Senior Editor at First Things and Professor of English at Emory University. He joins Jeremy to discuss the trends that have overcome many universities’ humanities programs, particularly in English departments; a focus on hyper-specialization, as well as an overemphasis on theory,  has meant that modern English departments do little to engage with the big ideas of truth and humanity found in great literature. Mark also discusses the importance of aesthetic independence in evaluating art, especially during a time in which the political and historical considerations of artists' backgrounds have become the primary focus of the academy.  Additionally, he considers the degradation of the humanities in respect to university administrations' increasing concern with business elements of the higher ed model, and examines why education conservatism has found a new audience. Host Jeremy Tate @JeremyTate41Guest Mark Bauerlein @mark_bauerlein

On this special episode of the Anchored podcast, Jeremy is joined by six CLT10 Award Winners from prior years (this distinction is offered to students with the highest scores on the CLT10). Jeremy and the students dive deep into questions and topics concerning what makes a good education, how speech and debate informs a deeper understanding of various worldviews, the ways in which the classical renewal movement may grow over the next several years, and the social and cultural implications of social media usage among today’s school-aged population. Host Jeremy Tate @JeremyTate41Guests CLT10 Award Winners

Michael Farris is the founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), the founder of Patrick Henry College, and the current president and CEO of the Alliance Defending Freedom. On this episode, he discusses the cultural environment of the early 1980s which acted as the impetus for HSLDA’s founding—every state Attorney General considered homeschooling unlawful. He also discusses the creation of Patrick Henry College, which boasts exceptional outcomes in pre-law education to include twelve national moot court championships, one international moot court championship, and average LSAT scores which rival Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Additionally, Michael discusses important cases in his career, to include People v. DeJonge, in which the requirement for homeschooling parents to hold professional teaching certifications was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Michigan.Host Jeremy Tate @JeremyTate41Guest Michael FarrisHome School Legal Defense Association