The Common Good

Ep. 6: How To Afford Private Tuition For Your Kids

The first step towards making room to pay for Christian school is understanding your spending habits, says financial coach Tina Antrim [https://www.antrimfinancialcoaching.com/]. Her experience indicates most families have a lot more money than they think they do, but just haven't learned strategies for being intentional about saving and spending. That limits their ability to prioritize what truly matters to them, and can lead to deep shame and marital conflict. In this episode, the ladies talk about how families can get their feet under themselves financially, common barriers to doing so, and Redeemer Classical's goal of helping families become empowered to provide a beautiful Christian education to their precious children. Visit Redeemer's website [https://fortwayneclassical.com/2019/01/12/were-now-offering-financial-aid-heres-how-to-apply/] for details about how Tina can help your family afford tuition and apply for financial aid.

Ep. 5: Why We Do Need To Check Those Education Boxes Sometimes

On this episode, Nathaniel critiques the concept of Schole, or "restful learning," and the idea that teachers should avoid conflict or things children don't think they're interested in. He says there's some merit to the idea but that it can be taken too far in a Romantic and Postmodern direction to actually undermine children's ability to wonder at God's world.

Ep. 4: Highlights From The Mother Culture Retreat

On this episode Joy gives an overview of a mother culture retreat she hosted locally in conjunction with the Schole Sisters. She and Nathaniel talk about what Schole means and its application to adult learning.

Ep. 3: What's Really Wrong With E.D. Hirsch? He Aims Too Low

On this podcast Joy and Nathaniel pull out their biggest critique of Dr. E.D. Hirsch's rationale for giving all children a core curriculum. It's that he aims too low: at merely making kids competent enough to hold down a job and vote. Of course Americans need those things, but children deserve much more. Listen to find out what, and why.

Ep. 2: How E.D. Hirsch's 1987 Blockbuster Still Affects Education Today

In the next several episodes we're discussing Dr. E.D. Hirsch's bestselling book "Cultural Literacy" and its sequel, "The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them. In this episode we introduce Hirsch and his major ideas and discuss why they've only grown in importance since they exploded on the national scene.