Schooling America
The Schooling America podcast covers issues and ideas relevant to leaders in American education. We bring in the brightest minds in administration, philosophy, culture, and beyond to reflect on topics that directly impact schools, organizations, and the children and families they serve. From cultural issues to operations to curriculum and pedagogy, Schooling America seeks to enrich the ideas, strategy, and execution of education institutions nationwide.
Schooling America
Latest Episodes
The One Aristotle Argument Professor Owen Anderson Uses to Break Open Freshman Philosophy | The Furrows
Professor Owen Anderson teaches philosophy and religious studies at Arizona State University, where starts every intro philosophy class with "where did your life go so wrong?" In this conversation, Ryan and Alex trace his journey from a c...
Classical Schools Don't Just Form Students | Andrew Ellison Pt. 2 | The Furrows
In Part 2 of his conversation with Ryan and Alex, Andrew Ellison—veteran classical educator and former headmaster—opens with something he couldn't wait to share: a bucket-list Tallis Scholars concert in Dallas that arrived at exactly the right ...
Andrew Ellison on What Classical Teaching Actually Requires (Part 1) | The Furrows
Andrew Ellison grew up in the suburbs of Indianapolis with a public school teacher mother who read the Chronicles of Narnia at bedtime and ran summer learning programs at home—and had no idea any of it was "classical." In Part 1 of this two-par...
Truth Fears Nothing in Investigation: Dr. Anthony Sciubba on Classical Christian Education | The Furrows
Dr. Anthony Sciubba leads one of the largest K–5 classical schools in the Southwest at Great Hearts in the Phoenix Valley. In this conversation, he traces a journey from a public school upbringing in Gilbert, Arizona—where Great Expectations bo...
Formed by Beauty, Truth, and Goodness: Dr. Toyin Atolagbe on Classical Education | The Furrows
Dr. Toyin Atolagbe shares how her early education in Nigeria, marked by daily hymns, strict discipline, and a focus on shaping both heart and intellect, formed the habits and virtues that guide her work today. She discusses the power of classic...
