Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast

Dr. Kathleen O'Toole, assistant provost for K-12 education at Hillsdale College, overseeing the College's K-12 efforts, including the Barney Charter School Initiative, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss National Charter Schools Week and what charter schools are all about.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Caros, headmaster at Founder's Classical Academy of Lewisville (Texas), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss ways to recognize and honor teachers, encouraging educators in their first year, and explains why teachers are so important.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Naomi Schaefer Riley, a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum and a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talks with host Scot Bertram about the kind of rules and routine that make children comfortable and that afford parents some degree of sanity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Becky Holland, director of curriculum and instruction for the Barney Charter School Initiative, talks with host Scot Bertram about learning at home in the age of COVID-19.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Berndt, academic dean at Founders Classical Academy of Leander (Texas) talks with host Scot Bertram about the process of transferring a classical education to an online setting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joy Pullmann, Hillsdale graduate and executive editor of The Federalist, talks with host Scot Bertram about 14 strategies for working from home with children without endless screen time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Roberts, assistant headmaster and athletic director at Hillsdale Academy (Hillsdale, MI), talks with host Scot Bertram about developing and sustaining an athletic program, how to measure success in athletics, and the role parents play in supporting students taking part in sports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Susan Provenza, headmaster of Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy in Bentonville, Arkansas, talks with host Scot Bertram about parental involvement in education, the relationship between knowledge and deed when it comes to education, and her most important responsibilities as headmaster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Matthew Mehan, director of academic programs and Worsham Teaching Fellow at Hillsdale in D.C., talks with host Scot Bertram about ways to appreciate poetry, his recent book, Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals, and the connection between poetry and music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Berndt, high school science and literature teacher at Founders Classical Academy of Leander (Leander, TX), talks with host Scot Bertram about the reasons we study science, teaching science in a classical school, and the challenges that come with studying science according to the STEM methodology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.