A True Good Beautiful Life

Nov 01 2024 37 ep. 66 mins 11
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Come discover Charlotte Mason's philosophy of education using the Classical ideas of the True, the Good, and the Beautiful. Join us for weekly conversations and highlights with homeschooling parents, teachers, artists, entrepreneurs, and dreamers as we seek out and cultivate the True, Good, and Beautiful in our lives at home and in the classroom.

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Spotting Dyslexia

Nov 01 2024 65 mins  
Welcome! On last month’s episode, I had the honor of talking with Dr. Amy Richards of Templeton Honors College and Eastern University on her book, Disability and Classical Education. She shared about the "why" of education and the "how" of implementing telic attention and a doxological classroom for everyone. So if you missed that one, please go back and check it out after you l

Disability & Classical Education

Oct 04 2024 69 mins  
Welcome to A True Good Beautiful Life podcast! Today my guest and I will take some of you down an unknown path of life, for others maybe an all too worn path, and perchance even for others one that some have ventured a little ways in but yet do not know their way through or what is beyond the bend. We are going to talk about disabilities and how understanding disabilities is essent

The Knowledge of God: How to Study the Bible & Ancient Art

Sep 06 2024 66 mins  
Welcome back to a new episode! The new school year has begun and I am sure you are filled with wonderful dreams and maybe a few nervous jitters! Fall is a wonderful time to begin educational endeavors fresh with new books, supplies, friends, and lesson plans. And while reading one’s Bible tends to always start in January, in our first segments on the TRUE and the GOOD, I am going

Tolkien & Fantasy

Aug 02 2024 84 mins  
New this week is a conversation about J. R. R. Tolkien and the genre of Fantasy literature. I have back with me special guest Dr. Fred Putnam, recently retired professor from Templeton Honors College and Eastern University in eastern Pennsylvania. We provide a brief biography of this famous writer and teacher, share some fun ideas on how to teach Tolkien in your classes, explain

Common Arts Education with Chris Hall

Jul 04 2024 81 mins  
Are you familiar with the Common Arts? Could you describe them if someone asked you the difference between the Liberal Arts, the Fine Arts, and the Common Arts? This month's podcast is going to delve into the definition of the Common Arts and practical activities you can incorporate into your schools and homes that nurture these vital arts. Today’s episode is going to be a little

Reading C. S. Lewis

Jun 07 2024 69 mins  
Welcome to A TRUE GOOD BEAUTIFUL LIFE podcast! Here we discuss all things Charlotte Mason in light of the ideas of the TRUE, the GOOD, and the BEAUTIFUL! I am your host, Jennifer Milligan, and throughout this series I share with you how to find and cultivate various elements of TRUTH, GOODNESS and BEAUTY in our homes and classrooms through conversations with homeschooling parents

Citizenship with AHG & Valley Forge NP

May 16 2024 61 mins  
Welcome to A TRUE GOOD BEAUTIFUL LIFE podcast! A few episodes ago I introduced us to the topic of citizenship, something Charlotte Mason was very keen on instilling in her students. I highlighted one of the avenues of teaching this subject to students with Rachel Lebowitz of A Charlotte Mason Plenary, which is the study of Plutarch's Lives, an ancient piece of writing highlighting

Books, Chess & Legos, Oh My!

May 03 2024 69 mins  
Charlotte Mason’s motto is “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.” In today’s podcast, for our TRUTH and GOODNESS segments, we are going to focus in on the “life” part by talking about what Miss Mason claimed in her 8th Principle: “In saying that ‘education is a life,’ the need of intellectual and moral as well as of physical sustenance is implied. The

Teaching Citizenship with Plutarch & Service

Apr 19 2024 69 mins  
If you were asked to name a famous Roman leader, you might jump in and call out Julius Caesar or Ceasar Agustus. If you were asked to name a famous Egyptian leader, you might pause for a moment and then recall King Tutankhamun, Cleopatra, Queen Nerfertiti, or maybe even Rameses II. If you were asked to name a famous Greek leader, you might draw a blank. Greek leader, you say? Do ph

Growing Hope with Christie Purifoy

Apr 05 2024 65 mins  
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” - Genesis 8:22 These are the promising and encouraging words from God to Noah, after the world-wide flood of judgment centuries ago. And these are the first words you read when you open up Seedtime and Harvest, the newest book by author and gardener, Christie Purif