
In the Trenches
42 episodes
What Graduates of Classical Schools Don’t Understand About College
Cowardice in Peacetime
A Review of John Milton Gregory's The Seven Laws of Teaching
The Death of Ivan Ilyich: Chapter 6

Ep 38The Death of Ivan Ilyich: Chapter 5
As Hemingway once said, "It is awfully easy to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime, but at night it is another thing.”Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 37Inside Judas Iscariot
Talking with students about the drama of Holy Week.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 36The Death of Ivan Ilyich: Chapter 4, Part II
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Ep 35The Death of Ivan Ilyich: Chapter 4, Part I
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Ep 34Is Classical Education Just a Vibe?
And if it is, so what? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 33The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Chapter 3: Part II
Ivan shops at TJ Maxx.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 32The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Chapter 3: Part I
Characters in Ivan Ilyich may be closer than he appears.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 31The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Chapter 2: Part II
Revenge of the agreeable life. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 30The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Chapter 2: Part I
It's only right that we should live agreeable lives, right?Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 29The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Chapter 1: Part II
Death will always be a stranger.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 28The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Chapter 1: Part I
Upon learning of Ivan's death, his friends get practical. Is that so wrong?Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 27The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Introduction)
For all those who wanted to attend the Fall Literature Retreat but couldn't, here's your chance.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 26Talking to Parents, Talking to Teachers
Parent-teacher conferences naturally incline toward banalities, but you can get a lot out of them with a little preparation.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 25Should Protestant Schools Hire Catholic Teachers?
There are understandable reasons for saying, "No," but the answer is, "Yes."Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 24A History/English Teacher Talks to Math/Science Teachers
The distinction between "History/English people" and "Math/Science people" is overplayed. What do we do about it?Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 23History Class as Time Travel
What would you ask a Medieval onion farmer? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 22Are We Teaching Virtue or Just Talking About It?
Should teachers brag that their students don't know how they vote?Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 21Rethinking Professional Development
Stop offering professional development and start incentivizing it. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 20How to Teach a Book All Wrong
There's a lot of lectures out there on how to teach a book well, but what if you want to teach a book badly?Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 19A Few Words About Commencement
Why is the typical commencement address so dreadfully dull? Joshua Gibbs investigates.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 18A School Inside a School
What if classical Christian schools tried harder to accommodate families that are genuinely zealous for classical education?Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 17A Few Thoughts on Classroom Order
School vibes only.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 16A Trip to the Museum
How do you give a bunch of teenagers a "transformative" experience at a museum?This episode is sponsored by the CiRCE Institute's Leisure conference (May 15-16). Register for the conference here: https://circeinstitute.org/events/leisure-the-cultivation-of-the-mind-and-the-soul/Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 15Cynical About Classical Education?
First, what is cynicism?Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 14Lead Me Into Temptation
In this episode, Joshua Gibbs and Beatrice Gibbs read a dialogue from "A Parley with Youth."Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 13The Valentine's Day Special
A few thoughts on the history of romance (which your students will find intriguing). Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 12Talking With Mandi Gerth
Joshua Gibbs talks with Mandi Gerth about many things, including wonder's crossover to the mainstream.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 11How to Choose a Movie for Your Family to Watch when All Family Movies are Terrible
You've noticed this, right?Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 10Youth Ministry
Many, many Christian youth ministers are becoming classical teachers. Is this good? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 9What if There is No Rhetoric Stage?
Everyone knows that the rhetoric stage exists. What this episode presupposes is, "Maybe it doesn't?"Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 8Say It Right
Tell me you're flourishing without telling me you're "flourishing." Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 7The New Guy
Let's say you get a job at a classical school, and you love it, but you don't really fit in. But you want to fit in. You want to "be classical." How do you get there?Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 6Questions from Listeners
In this episode, your questions. Also, shoutouts to great administrators from teachers.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 5What Makes Something Interesting?
Is it interesting to call something "interesting"? It can be.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 4Do the Reading
There is an easier way. Trust me. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 3How To Be a Senior Thesis Advisor
Be all you can be. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 2Knowing Me, Knowing You
Let me be honest.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1Pilot
This is just the beginning.Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.