The Christopher Perrin Show

Dr. Perrin, an expert in pedagogy and learning theories, discusses the importance of repetition in education. He emphasizes how repetition aids in memory and long-term retention. The podcast explores the value of blending review with new content to enhance learning and stresses the significance of consistent review, especially during childhood.

Explore the powerful teaching principle of 'multum non multa,' emphasizing that diving deep into a few subjects accelerates learning. Discover how prioritizing quality over quantity fosters mastery in students. Dive into challenges educators face in connecting with learners at various stages. Reflect on historical perspectives and the importance of carefully curated content. Engage with thoughts from notable figures like C.S. Lewis on the value of depth in education, inspiring a more profound appreciation for learning.

This discussion emphasizes the wisdom of 'making haste slowly,' revealing how careful preparation enhances teaching and life. Delving into historical and philosophical insights, it stresses the importance of mastering educational concepts sequentially. Examples from music, math, and language illustrate the risks of rushing learning. The conversation champions foundational knowledge as the key to successful and sustainable education.

Exploring John Henry Newman’s influential ideas, the discussion highlights the meaning of a truly educated mind. It emphasizes the importance of a disciplined intellect for personal growth amidst challenges. Furthermore, the relationship between students and teachers is framed as crucial for nurturing virtue and wisdom, critiquing modern educational trends that overlook this connectivity. The pursuit of education is presented not just as acquiring knowledge, but as shaping character within a supportive community.

In this episode, Dr. Perrin laments the ways that classical schools, like progressives schools, regularly "cut up" the curriculum into too many disconnected fragments that become "subjects." 

In this episode, Dr. Perrin explains the why classical schools still retain elements of their progressive counterparts and simply try to teach too much.

In this episode, Davies Owens (from Basecamp Live) and I co-host the podcast and talk about the ways friendship and fellowship should be at the heart of classical education. 

In this episode Christopher Perrin discusses how formative and powerful a great education can be. Tradition is formative but a great tradition is transformative. 

It took a long while to fix the canon of Scripture; it also takes a while to determine that a book is truly a Great Book. Dr. Perrin argues that the process by which both canons are established is similar. 

In this episode, Dr. Perrin continues to explore faith as a theological virtue.