The Consortium Podcast

Jan 09 2025 63 ep. 44 mins 26

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Kepler is a consortium of independent teachers unified by a shared vision of student flourishing and an innovative online platform that makes learning simple.

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Ep. 63 - Why Irving Babbitt Matters to the Modern Renewal of Classical Christian Education

Jan 09 2025 44 mins

This is Episode 63 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Dr. Scott Postma leads a breakout session on Why Irving Babbitt Matters to the Modern Renewal of Classical Christian Education at the 2024 Consortium conference in Maynard, MA on July 12-13, 2024. Babbitt sought to recover a moral imagination and revive the classical virtues o

Ep. 62 - Heatherly Sylvia: How to Homeschool Without Losing Your Mind

Dec 20 2024 26 mins

This is Episode 62 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Heatherly Sylvia provides three principles for simplifying homeschooling that will provide your family with a restful learning experience without compromising quality or rigor. Her talk was given at the 2024 Consortium conference in Maynard, MA on July 12-13, 2024. Kepler's Co

Ep. 61 - Dr. Josh Mayo - Cheerful Truth: The Need to Let Go of Pretentious Sophistication

Dec 04 2024 40 mins

This is Episode 61 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Dr. Joshua Mayo, associate professor of English at Grove City College, gives his second keynote address on Cheerful Truth—the need to let go of pretentious sophistication—at the 2024 Consortium conference in Maynard, MA on July 12-13, 2024. Kepler's Consortiums provide res

Ep. 60 - Dr. Josh Mayo - Is Literature Theology?

Nov 21 2024 41 mins

This is Episode 60 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Dr. Josh Mayo delivers a keynote address at the 2024 Consortium conference in Maynard, MA on July 12-13, 2024. Kepler's Consortiums provide resources and regional connections for Christian families, teachers, and educational organizations to expand the reach of classical educa

Ep. 59 - Timothy Knotts on Truth and Reality: Recovering the Lost Mythos

Nov 14 2024 47 mins

This is Episode 59 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Timothy Knotts, Chief Philosophical Officer and Bursar for the New England Consortium of Classical Educators, delivers the opening keynote address for the 2024 conference in Maynard, MA on July 12-13, 2024. Kepler's Consortiums provide resources and regional connections for Ch

Ep. 58 - The Recovery of the Classical and Christian Roots of the Social Sciences with Dr. Robert Woods - Pt.5

Nov 12 2024 36 mins

This is Episode 58 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In the final episode of this series, Dr. Robert Woods wraps up the conversation surrounding the key concepts from his forthcoming book, Neither Angel Nor Beast. Dr. Woods explains what he believes is the essential need in modern education to recover a humane understanding of the social science

Ep. 57 - The Recovery of the Classical and Christian Roots of the Social Sciences with Dr. Robert Woods - Pt.4

Oct 24 2024 35 mins

This is Episode 57 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Dr. Robert Woods returns to the Consortium Podcast to walk us through more of the key concepts from his forthcoming book, Neither Angel Nor Beast. Dr. Woods further explains what he believes is the essential need in modern education to recover a humane understanding of the soc

Ep. 56 - The Recovery of the Classical and Christian Roots of the Social Sciences with Dr. Robert Woods - Pt.3

Oct 18 2024 37 mins

This is Episode 56 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Dr. Robert Woods returns to the Consortium Podcast to walk us through more of the key concepts from his forthcoming book, Neither Angel Nor Beast. Dr. Woods further explains what he believes is the essential need in modern education to recover a humane understanding of the soc

Ep. 55 - The Recovery of the Classical and Christian Roots of the Social Sciences with Dr. Woods - Pt.2

Oct 09 2024 42 mins

This is Episode 55 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Dr. Robert Woods continues his discussion on key concepts from his forthcoming book, Neither Angel Nor Beast, and explains what he believes is the essential need in modern education to recover a humane understanding of the social sciences. In large part, modern education treat

Ep. 54 - Dr. Robert Woods and the Recovery of the Classical and Christian Roots of the Social Sciences

Jul 24 2024 38 mins

This is Episode 54 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Dr. Robert Woods discusses key concepts from his forthcoming book, Neither Angel Nor Beast, and explains what he believes is the essential need in modern education to recover a humane understanding of the social sciences. In large part, modern education treats the social scien