The Christopher Perrin Show
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Dr. Christopher Perrin has been a leader in the renewal of classical education in the United States for 25 years. In this podcast, he traces the renewal of the American paideia exploring the recent history of the American renaissance in light of the 2500 years that have preceded it. Christopher is the founding CEO of Classical Academic Press and the founder of ClassicalU.
The Christopher Perrin Show
5d ago
In this episode, Dr. Perrin traces that part of the Christian tradition of education that regarded education as a preparation not only for one's earthly life but ultimately for the next, heavenly life. Can such a heavenly focus be of real, earthly merit? The tradition says yes. ..read more
The Christopher Perrin Show
2w ago
In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes the pedagogical maximum of Repetitio Mater Memoriae, noting that repetition can be a delightful activity of seeking and experiencing the same good thing again and again until it is permanently possessed. ..read more
The Christopher Perrin Show
1M ago
In this episode, Dr. Perrin describes the ways that teaching a few things deeply and well accelerates learning much better than by superficially covering or skimming over content. ..read more
The Christopher Perrin Show
1M ago
In this episode, Dr. Perrin retrieves and describes one of the most essential pedagogical principles every teacher should employ--the art of going farther and faster by going slower. ..read more
Episode 34: Cutting School: Why Classical Schools Fragment Education and Turn Learning into Subjects
The Christopher Perrin Show
5M ago
In this episode, Dr. Perrin laments the ways that classical schools, like progressives schools, regularly "cut up" the curriculum into too many disconnected fragments that become "subjects." ..read more
The Christopher Perrin Show
8M ago
In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses the how formative and powerful a great education can be. He focuses on how tradition is formative while a great tradition is transformative ..read more
The Christopher Perrin Show
8M ago
In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses what makes the canon of the Great Books worthy of being studied and discussed. ..read more
The Christopher Perrin Show
9M ago
In this episode Dr. Perrin discusses the canon of both the Great Books and theology to explore how they can complement each other in the education of children ..read more
The Christopher Perrin Show
9M ago
In this episode, Dr. Perrin continues to explore faith as a theological virtue. ..read more
The Christopher Perrin Show
10M ago
In this episode, Dr. Perrin explores how theological virtues such as faith, hope, and love complement the four cardinal virtues. ..read more