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What are the top 5 ideals any classical school should embody?
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Welcome to Ask Andrew, a weekly podcast where Andrew Kern (President of the CiRCE Institute and co-author of the book, Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America) contemplates important ideas, essential terms, and unavoidable themes in classical education–and what they mean for the day-to-day of teaching and learning.
In this episode Andrew discusses the ideals that all really good classical school (and/or other academic programs) embody - and what to look for in a school for you kids.
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