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
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...
Philosophy as Preparation for Death w/ Jonathan Mueller (Part 2) | The Furrows
In Part 2 of their conversation with Jonathan Mueller, Ryan and Alex pick up where they left off—tracing the circuitous path from Torrey Honors College through Boethius, Plato, and the Phaedo that eventually led Jonathan into classical educatio...
Jonathan Mueller on Faith, Dialectic, and the Education That Endures (Part 1) | The Furrows
Jonathan Mueller grew up at the intersection of classical homeschooling and community college, encountering Plato in ninth grade and the Tao Te Ching at seventeen—two texts that cracked open the difference between a conception of God and the et...
From Numbness to Conversion: A Teacher's Confession w/ Betsy McClelland | The Furrows
Betsy Brown McClelland spent over a decade teaching medieval history and humane letters in the Great Hearts network—watching students encounter saints, suffer through Socratic seminars, and walk out of her classroom different people. <...
The Four P's of a Thriving Classical School w/ Matt Skinner | Part 2 | The Furrows
Matt Skinner, longtime head of school at Heritage Classical Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, returns for part two of his conversation with Ryan and Alex. This time, Matt unpacks the four-pillar framework: purpose, people, programs, a...
