Daniel O'Toole, assistant professor of politics at Hillsdale College, and John Peterson, assistant director of curriculum at Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, join host Scot Bertram to discuss the role of the Declaration of Independence in the American political tradition, the historical influences of the document, and the principles of self-government enumerated by the Declaration.

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Patricia Craig Aeschliman, assistant professor of classics at Hillsdale College, and her husband, Aloysius, join host Scot Bertram to discuss Latin as a spoken language, what we can learn by speaking a dead language, and the growing movement encouraging Latin students to speak the language.

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Julia McNeely, director of Title I at Seven Oaks Classical School in Ellettsville, Indiana, delivers a lecture on using stories teach students the history of Western civilization.

This lecture was given at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar, “The Art of Teaching: Western Civilization” in February 2026. The Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence, an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office, offers educators the opportunity to deepen their content knowledge and refine their skills in the classroom.

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