Dr. Christopher Perrin on What is Classical Education?

About our Guest
Dr. Christopher Perrin, is an author, consultant, and speaker, who specializes in classical education and is committed to the national renewal of the liberal arts tradition. He is the co-founder of Classical Academic Press (CAP) and serves full-time as the CEO/publisher. Through CAP, Christopher serves as a consultant to charter, public, private, and Christian schools across the country. He is the director of the Alcuin Fellowship of classical educators. He has published numerous books, articles, and lectures that are widely used throughout the United States and the English-speaking world. Christopher has a passion for classical education and is a lover of goodness, truth, and beauty wherever it is found.

Show Notes
This episode addresses one of the most frequently asked questions today, "How can we help parents understand what Classical Education is?".

Dr. Christopher Perrin and Adrienne Freas get to the heart of the many facets of classical education and most importantly, the formation of the human person. What makes classical education a good fit for educating children so that they are ready in the most excellent way, for any future career? 

Some Topics they discusse are surprisingly very interesting! Discover the deeper points and why these are important to know. 

• A history of Classical Education
• Defining ‘Education’
• How the Liberal Arts is superior to a STEM approach and how it prepares students for excellence in any field of training 
• Why exploring and growing with humility in the Liberal Arts Tradition is powerful and effective
• Reaching peak potential through the True, the Good, and the Beautiful 
• New free online videos for parents in in their new Parent U video platform

Classical Academic Press Titles (discussed in this episode)

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• Great series by Classical Academic Press
• Aristotle: Education for Virtue and Leisure Dr. Gary Hartenburg 
• Lost Seeds of Learning by Dr. Phillip Donnelly
• Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie
• Parent U (Free resource for parents)
• Classical U (Excellent resource for teachers, home educators, and school leadership)

Other Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode

Genesis

Orthodoxy by GK Chesterton

Google definition of education

Webster's definition 1828 education

Oxford dictionary

Harvard University 

Dorothy Sayers

Tim's Vermeer movie

Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper

Podcast Episode with Jarrid Looney
https://www.eastern.edu/academics/templeton-honors-college

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Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel

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Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic

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