Everyday Educator

Feb 18 2025 528 ep. 33 mins 308
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Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. We believe there are three keys to a great education: classical, Christian, and Community.

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Mock Trial, Challenge B’s Capstone

Feb 18 2025 47 mins  
What’s a “capstone event”? What’s a “Mock Trial”? Inquiring minds want to know, and answers are just a listen away. Join Lisa as Academic Advisor Emily Martin provides the “why” “what” and “how” of Challenge B’s Mock Trial project. Find out how to help your student embrace all this event has to offer, sharpen their thinking skills, and develop the confiden

Character Study: What We Learn from Fictional Characters

Feb 11 2025 56 mins  
Classical educators read A LOT! Our students also read a lot and are introduced to a myriad of characters through the years. As parents and students discuss these books and characters, we may find that we’ve learned more than we realized about human nature in general and ourselves in particular. Listen to this episode with Stephanie Meter, Exposition Developer, as she shares how

Transcripts - A Snapshot of Your Homeschool Journey

Feb 04 2025 56 mins  
How is a transcript like a movie trailer? Which is made first, the trailer or the movie? Listen to the final episode in our series with Rachael Moriarty and discover how attending well to the education you live with your children will make creating a transcript easy and celebratory. Tools for Transcripts Online Conference - www.classicaltools4change.com

Assessing How-Tos with Rachael Moriarty

Jan 28 2025 55 mins  
Listen this week as Lisa and Rachael Moriarty continue their discussion on assessing. This episode explores the practicalities of assessment as well as the lifelong benefits. Join the conversation to learn how to discover how to make assessment the snapshot of your year, not the whole picture! Tools for Transcripts Online Conference- www.classicaltools4change.com

The Gentle Joy of Assessment

Jan 21 2025 45 mins  
What is assessment? When do we need to assess? What’s the connection between Sabbath and assessment? If these questions resonate with you, or if you just know you need to practice assessment within your homeschool even if you don’t want to, this episode is for you! Join Lisa as she gleans wisdom and new ideas from veteran homeschool mom and classical educator Rachael Moriarty.

Memory Master: Tips, Tricks, Fun!

Jan 14 2025 45 mins  
Join Lisa and guest Kelli Wilt for some easy ideas for practicing memory work, whether Memory Master is your family’s goal or not. Find out how much fun preparing as a family can be, and what lasting benefits are realized by students who sharpen their skills of memorization. Mark your calendar for the 2025 National Commencement, May 16-17, 2025, in sunny Southern Pines, North C

Ask Lisa!

Jan 07 2025 62 mins  
Burning questions need answers! Today on the episode Lisa answers some recent questions posed by listeners, from beginning this awesome/scary/new journey to keeping “finished early” teens plugged in. Mark your calendar for the 2025 National Commencement, May 16-17, 2025, in sunny Southern Pines, North Carolina! This is a time for Classical Conversations families from arou

Holiday Special | Lessons From Down The Road - Academics Aren't Everything

Dec 31 2024 42 mins  
Please enjoy this special holiday re-run of one of our most downloaded episodes. One of the more profound lessons “from down the road” may well be that there is more to homeschooling than academic pursuits. Join veteran homeschool moms Shelly Stockton and Lisa Bailey as they discuss building character, spiritual habits, relational maturity, and practical life skills while livi

The Power of Christmas

Dec 24 2024 43 mins  
Merry Christmas from the Everyday Educator Podcast family! We hope you will enjoy this collection of Christmas thoughts and read alouds, and hope you might share it with your family. May the power and beauty of Christmas be yours this season.

The Mystery of Christmas

Dec 17 2024 36 mins  
If Christmas is feeling a little flat at your house, maybe you need to take another look at the “old familiar story”. Join guest pastor David Bailey as he shares ideas on reconnecting with the wonder of Christmas by thinking about the story in fresh ways. Classical Learning Cohorts help CC Directors, Tutors, and Parent-Teachers grow in confidence and competence with the class