Classical Christian schools have inspiring goals for their students and offer a stunning curriculum of Homer, Plato, Dante, Shakespeare, and many more great books. But our education won’t work without good teachers. How do we spot a good teacher? How can teachers become better? And what can parents do to help? Dr. Chris Perrin, a leading figure in the Classical Christian education movement, joins the podcast to help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

Click here to learn more about Dr. Perrin’s new book, The Good Teacher: Ten Key Pedagogical Principles That Will Transform Your Teaching.

High school students at Trinity love their House System. But new students and families may wonder what exactly are these “Houses”? Just some Christianized Hogwarts from Harry Potter? Or something deeper, richer, most powerful?

Kaeli Collver, Trinity’s Dean of the House System, will help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

John Milton—the sixteenth-century blind Puritan poetic genius, reviled by some, beloved by most, second in greatness only to Shakespeare—pens an epic poem: Paradise Lost. In astonishing beauty and depth, he retells the tragic fall of man in the Garden of Eden. But did he make Satan the poem’s hero?

Dr. Grant Horner, Professor of English, Renaissance, and Reformation at the Masters University, will help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

You can learn more about Dr. Horner's book, John Milton: Classical Learning and the Progress of Virtue, by clicking this link.

Classical ideas profoundly shaped the United States, from the colonial era to the Revolution and Founding to the Civil War and beyond. But how exactly did “Athens” and “Rome” help build “Washington”?

Zach Weicbrodt, Trinity’s Dean of Classical Learning, will help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

The Old Testament is long, sometimes perplexing and, well, old. Yet great treasures lie within. How do classical Christian educators help their students extract truth and wisdom from the Old Testament?

Trinity’s Dean of Students Aaron Fudge will help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

“Why would they change math?! MATH is MATH!!” complained Mr. Incredible in Incredibles 2. Many parents sympathize. What’s this new type of math called Singapore Math? Is it just extra work for no reason? And does it fit with Classical and Christian values?

Trinity grammar school teacher Sarah Hwang will help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

If God is good and all powerful, why does he allow pain? It’s one of the deepest questions Christians wrestle with, and one we pose to our Seniors in their Apologetics class. To help them form an answer, we give them a brilliant little book by CS Lewis. What do our students learn about suffering and God through reading The Problem of Pain?

Trinity apologetics teacher Eric Margrave will help us find out, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

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We must make our kids feel happy… right? Keith McCurdy, an experienced family therapist and popular Classical Christian education speaker, argues that following feelings leads to disaster. Instead, the path to growth, maturity, and lasting happiness—at school and home—means embracing healthy struggle.

How can parents and teachers work together to produce thriving, sturdy children? Find out in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.