Writers Talk Classical Education

Writers Talk Classical Education

Writers Talk Classical Education is a podcast delivered in capsule form. Follow host Holly Geiger Lee as she interviews writers and educators committed to embracing something that's catching on in society: an education that leads to freedom. Holly highly esteems the beauty, truth and goodness found in family, home, classical methods, and living books. She concludes each episode by asking guests to name impactful books they’ve read with their own children. An aspiring biography author, Holly is in the process of writing a book on the life of G.K. Chesterton with Blue Sky Daisies.

Episodes

December 31, 2023 5 mins
Holly reads an email she wrote back in October 2021 and shares its significance to her life now. Be encouraged!
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Listen to Virginia and Nathanael read Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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December 4, 2023 1 min
I play Jingle Bells on the piano and you sing along!
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November 27, 2023 1 min
Virginia gets us in the Christmas mood with her reading of A Christmas Greeting!
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November 20, 2023 1 min
Robert Louis Stevenson's At the Seaside, is a family favorite!
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November 6, 2023 1 min
Listen as Virginia explains stanza and reads a new poem about November.
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This poem is about a boy making apple pie with his mom.
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October 16, 2023 1 min
This is a poem written by Virginia about playing in the fall. We hope you enjoy! Maybe you can your own poem!
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October 16, 2023 2 mins
Learn about meter, or rhythm, in poetry. ABAC is the pattern we used in our poem today.
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To welcome the season of fall, Virginia will recite this fun poem for you!
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October 2, 2023 1 min
Enjoy this poem, Late One Night, by Jack Prelutzky.
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September 25, 2023 1 min
You will enjoy a recitation of Rumpitty Tumpitty by Jack Prelutsky.
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September 18, 2023 1 min
In this episode, you will hear a recitation of the poem "Justin Austin" by Jack Prelutsky.
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September 11, 2023 1 min
Enjoy this reading of Ride a Purple Pelican by Jack Prelutsky. In memoriam of New York City on Sept. 11, 2001.
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In this episode, you will hear a reading of Little Pink Pig in Arkansas by Jack Prelutsky.
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Here is a quick recap of the wonderful guests and ideas we've come across on this season of Writers Talk Classical Education, a capsule podcast. Also, here are my thoughts on: HERO IN STORY WHEN REAL LIFE PEOPLE ARE FLAWED HOW WE RESPOND TO THE TRUTH OF FLAWED HEROES As I write my book on GK Chesterton, I have had a lot of ups and downs as I research my literary hero! It has all been growing me. It brings me to the conclusion...

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Today on Writers Talk Classical Education, I am joined by my longtime friend, Shannon Drye. As a homeschool mom Shannon tries to follow her girls’ passions while ensuring the basics of math and reading are met daily! As an Outschool teacher, she fulfills her love of teaching math through games with her 5th, 6th, and 7th graders! As a wife to Eric, an engineer, she embraces his love of spreadsheets for all things including groceri...

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In this episode of Writers Talk Classical Education, I talk with my new friend, Dawn Garrett. Today, we get to talk about methods, decisions in homeschooling, and living life as homeschooling families. Dawn loves learning with her three children at home. Following the principles of Charlotte Mason, she and her children learn about God and His cosmos by studying the seven liberal arts in order to know Him better, imitate Him and ...

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In today's episode of Writers Talk Classical Education, I interview my friend Winston Brady. Winston is the director of curriculum and Thales Press at Thales Academy, a network of classical schools with campuses in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and South Carolina. He writes on the intersection of history, politics, and culture, as seen through the lens of classical wisdom and virtue. Winston answers questions like...

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How does one inspire levity, imagination, and wonder in the homeschool, when so much needs to be done? On this episode of Writers Talk Classical Education, my friend and fellow homeschooling mom, Amy Sloan, discusses how it can be done. She answers questions like, "What is a restful, classical homeschool?" "What role has memory work played in your homeschool?", and "Why Shakespeare?" Amy shares her...

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