I am so glad to hear you all talking about the progressive movement more often. Not only am I a homeschooling parent, I am also an online student. I began higher education in the late nineties and took a long break to raise four children. Returning in 2020 I discovered how much had changed. It is incredible how college course materials are rewritten every year or two to reflect popular culture. Even at a Christian university the progressivism is real. The more awareness we spread, the better. Thank you.

These discussions are so incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for continuing to do them!

Yes Tanya! You’re so right, homeschooling is a job. There’s a negative perception of homeschool mums that have a routine for school and a structured day. I down play our school when speaking to other people or they think I’m crazy.

A reminder to stay faithful to your values especially when classical education is not understood by many. Gracias ❤.

I am learning as I am reading the great books about that awe you speak of Paul. I didn't know such things existed and it makes me hungry for more. I have some regrets for lost time, but mostly anticipation of what is to come and that I get to share these ideas with my kids. They will be way ahead of where I was at their ages, and I love that.

I generally agree 100% with what these wonderful educators have to say and I glean so much wisdom from listening to your podcast and reading the articles in The Classical Teacher. Having said that, I have a hard time reconciling some of the statements with our family’s experience with special needs. So I would like some help in that, if possible. I don’t agree with the statement that in general, children are ready to leave kindergarten already reading. Both of my children are very intelligent and yet both have struggled to learn how to read despite having spent years working on phonological and phonemic awareness, rhyming, and all the other pre-reading skills. I have found that though their ability to think outside the box and retain knowledge is quite up to par, if not beyond, they have always needed extra time with certain skills and reading and writing have been one of them. So when I heard that, statement, it made me wince a little. As a result, though I 100% agree that order and a teacher that keeps control and manages the classroom well is important, I do have a soft spot for needing to make some exceptions to a teacher-led classroom when making the environment welcoming of children who were made in God’s image, yet have learning differences. So I guess that leads me to perhaps offer a little pushback in that perhaps classical schools or classrooms need to make some room for children with these learning differences. Perhaps ultimately, that is why we homeschool, because we didn’t find a classroom that was Asperger’s-friendly in the early years. And in having been searching for a way to bridge the gap, I did find Simply Classical and am excited to begin it and thankful that it exists. But I think I speak for a lot of families out there who want to educate their children classically, provide a rigorous education, build up their skills and virtues, and yet are floundering for a way to do that in light of special needs. I love MP and love everything that you guys have taught me so far, but I did want to offer that bit of feedback and ask for clarification if I misunderstood those points. ❤

This is so helpful thank you