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HRA PodagogyEpisode 38 - Why House in Upper School?One of the most unique feature of HRA's program is the organization of Upper School students into Houses. So what's the deal with that, anyway? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-05-0212 min
Episode 38 - Why House in Upper School?One of the most unique feature of HRA's program is the organization of Upper School students into Houses. So what's the deal with that, anyway? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-05-0212 minEpisode 37 - Why Is Upper School So Different from Primary and Lower School?There's a noticeable difference in how upper school students are governed when compared to the younger divisions of HRA. Ever wonder why this is the case? Good news - you'll find the answers you seek in this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-04-2514 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 37 - Why Is Upper School So Different from Primary and Lower School?There's a noticeable difference in how upper school students are governed when compared to the younger divisions of HRA. Ever wonder why this is the case? Good news - you'll find the answers you seek in this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-04-2514 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 36 - Why Do Boys Hold Doors (and Other Gender-Specific Behaviors)?Administration and faculty at HRA spend quite a bit of time making things look, well, traditional around the school - particularly when it comes to customs like boys holding doors, ladies going first, etc. Some would tell us that such behaviors are outmoded at best, repressive at worst. So why does HRA cultivate these practices? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-04-1811 minEpisode 36 - Why Do Boys Hold Doors (and Other Gender-Specific Behaviors)?Administration and faculty at HRA spend quite a bit of time making things look, well, traditional around the school - particularly when it comes to customs like boys holding doors, ladies going first, etc. Some would tell us that such behaviors are outmoded at best, repressive at worst. So why does HRA cultivate these practices? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-04-1811 minEpisode 34 - Why do our Seniors take Senior thesis?Senior thesis. HRA students work toward their senior thesis as a capstone on all their work at the school and particularly so for our seniors. So what is that all about? And why? And is it really as bad as the previous graduating class told us? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-04-0417 minHRA PodagogyEpisode AFD - Why So Many Beards?Highland Rim Academy's male faculty is blessed with a preponderance of rich & healthy facial follicles. Is this a happy accident of Providence or something more intentional? Find out on this very special episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-04-0115 minEpisode AFD - Why So Many Beards?Highland Rim Academy's male faculty is blessed with a preponderance of rich & healthy facial follicles. Is this a happy accident of Providence or something more intentional? Find out on this very special episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-04-0115 minEpisode 33 - What About Standardized Tests?It seems that people either believe standardized tests are: (1) The most important part of the educational year. or (2) Everything wrong with the modern educational project. Which is the correct conclusion? Or is there a third view? Hit download, press play, and find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-03-2811 minEpisode 32 - Why Reading to Your Child Is So Important (with special guest Jamie Sullivan)Yeah, yeah, yeah - we've heard it all before: Read to your kids, it's soooo important! But, for real, how important can it really be? Press play on Episode 32 of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-03-2121 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 32 - Why Reading to Your Child Is So Important (with special guest Jamie Sullivan)Yeah, yeah, yeah - we've heard it all before: Read to your kids, it's soooo important! But, for real, how important can it really be? Press play on Episode 32 of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-03-2121 minEpisode 31 - Why So Much Shakespeare?Students at HRA get a lot of William Shakespeare during their time at HRA - in quotes, in reading, in watching, in acting. Have you ever wondered why? Find out in this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-03-0721 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 31 - Why So Much Shakespeare?Students at HRA get a lot of William Shakespeare during their time at HRA - in quotes, in reading, in watching, in acting. Have you ever wondered why? Find out in this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-03-0721 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 30 - What is the Pre-Logic Stage?Does this sound like any children you've met? The Pert age, which follows upon this (and, naturally, overlaps it to some extent), is characterized by contradicting, answering back, liking to "catch people out" (especially one's elders); and by the propounding of conundrums. Its nuisance-value is extremely high If so you're going to love this episode of HRA Podgaogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-03-0107 minEpisode 29 - Why Is This So *Difficult*?We're diverting a bit from the planned Episode 29 mentioned at the end of our last episode to look at an important topic: Why is a Classical Christian Education at HRA so Difficult? Hit that download button, press play, and lets get going on Episode 29 of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-02-2114 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 29 - Why Is This So *Difficult*?We're diverting a bit from the planned Episode 29 mentioned at the end of our last episode to look at an important topic: Why is a Classical Christian Education at HRA so Difficult? Hit that download button, press play, and lets get going on Episode 29 of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-02-2114 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 28 - Alumni Discussion (Part 2)This week we're continuing (and finishing up) the conversation that began last week with a crop of HRA's finest! These guys and gals are sharp and you'll find out even more about what it means to look back on a Highland Rim Academy education. Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-02-1418 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 27 - Alumni Discussion (Part 1)What's it like to come out on the far side of an HRA education and look back on your time in the school? What do our graduates value about their education at Highland Rim? What about criticisms? Suggestions for improvement? Hit play on this one and find out the answers! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-02-0717 minEpisode 26 - About College and Entrance ExamsCollege isn't the only route into a God-glorifying future but we know it will be one of the routes chosen by graduates of HRA. With that in mind we wanted to spend some time talking about college in general - who is it for, what is its purpose, how can we help parents think about their educational choices after HRA - and college entrance exams in general. One note: those of you with young children may not think this episode is for you but, trust us, you'll be facing these decisions sooner than you realize! So, Primary School parents or...2019-01-3119 minEpisode 25 - Why School Uniforms?Have you ever wondered why Highland Rim Academy makes use of a school dress code? Turns out there is a method to the madness! Tune in to this episode of HRA Podagogy to find out why. Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-01-2418 minEpisode 24 - Boys and Classical Christian EducationBoys, it appears, struggle in school in a way girls don't. Why is that? Can anything be done? How does Classical Christian Education address this issue? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2019-01-1718 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 23 - When Your Eighth Grader Wants to LeaveThe odds are it'll happen at some point. Maybe its when your student is in eight grade, maybe it is sooner or maybe it is later. Still, it's likely to happen sometime. So what do you do? What will you do? Take a listen to this episode of HRA Podagogy and get some resources (including this article "Lunch in the Devil's Triangle" mentioned in this episode) to help you choose well when the time comes. Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of...2019-01-1124 minEpisode 23 - When Your Eighth Grader Wants to LeaveThe odds are it'll happen at some point. Maybe its when your student is in eight grade, maybe it is sooner or maybe it is later. Still, it's likely to happen sometime. So what do you do? What will you do? Take a listen to this episode of HRA Podagogy and get some resources (including this article "Lunch in the Devil's Triangle" mentioned in this episode) to help you choose well when the time comes. Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of...2019-01-1124 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 23 - When Your Eighth Grader Wants to LeaveThe odds are it'll happen at some point. Maybe its when your student is in eight grade, maybe it is sooner or maybe it is later. Still, it's likely to happen sometime. So what do you do? What will you do? Take a listen to this episode of HRA Podagogy and get some resources (including this article "Lunch in the Devil's Triangle" mentioned in this episode) to help you choose well when the time comes. Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of...2019-01-1124 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 22 - Why Twelve Years of Music?You think eight years of Latin in a long stretch? Try twelve years of music! So why does HRA major on... major and minor chords... music for so much of a student's time in the program? Find out on this episode! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2018-12-0713 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 21 - Why Eight Years of Latin?Latin. Eight years of it. Eight. years. And it seems like that is spent on chanting and in homework. So, for real, why the better part of a decade on a dead language? Find out in this episode!2018-11-3014 minEpisode 20 - Why Pagan Myths?Why does HRA spend so much time reading stories, poems, and books written by pagans. Doesn't that sound like something a Christian school wouldn't do? I mean, aren't those texts, well, pagan? Find out why on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2018-11-1616 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 19 - Why Should Young Children Read Fairy Tales?Fairy tales, as originally written, are some grisly stuff. So why does HRA intentionally have young children read these stories? Spoiler alert: it has something to do with the vital work of forming moral imaginations. Find out more in this episode of Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2018-11-0810 minEpisode 19 - Why Should Young Children Read Fairy Tales?Fairy tales, as originally written, are some grisly stuff. So why does HRA intentionally have young children read these stories? Spoiler alert: it has something to do with the vital work of forming moral imaginations. Find out more in this episode of Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2018-11-0810 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 18 - Why Western Culture? [Updated]The history of mankind has produced a variety of cultures, each reflecting both the beauty of the God in whose image its members is made but also the wickedness inherited from our first parents. So why does HRA focus so intently on just one of those cultures? What's so significant about Western culture that students should spend their formative years swimming in its waters? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's m...2018-11-0111 minEpisode 18 - Why Western Culture? [Updated]The history of mankind has produced a variety of cultures, each reflecting both the beauty of the God in whose image its members is made but also the wickedness inherited from our first parents. So why does HRA focus so intently on just one of those cultures? What's so significant about Western culture that students should spend their formative years swimming in its waters? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's m...2018-11-0111 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 18 - Why Western Culture?The history of mankind has produced a lot cultures, each reflecting both the beauty of the God in whose image its members is made but also the wickedness inherited from our first parents. So why does HRA focus so intently on just one of those cultures? What's so significant about Western culture that students should spend their formative years swimming in its waters? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on...2018-11-0118 minHRA PodagogyEpisode 17 - Why Truth, Goodness, and Beauty?"Truth, Goodness, and Beauty" - that's a triplet that is heard often in the halls of Highland Rim Academy. What gives? Is this a faculty catchphrase? Does administration use it to hypnotize new hires? Again: why so much truth, goodness, and beauty? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2018-10-2520 minEpisode 17 - Why Truth, Goodness, and Beauty?"Truth, Goodness, and Beauty" - that's a triplet that is heard often in the halls of Highland Rim Academy. What gives? Is this a faculty catchphrase? Does administration use it to hypnotize new hires? Again: why so much truth, goodness, and beauty? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2018-10-2520 minEpisode 16 - Why the Not-So Great Books?Ok, so Highland Rim focuses on Great Books (see Episode 15). You get that part. But wait a minute. The Quran Mein Kampf The Communist Manifesto Why are those books on the reading list? Why read those? Hit the download button, press play, and find out why in this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines.The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2018-10-1821 minEpisode 13 - Why Physical Education?Highland Rim Academy doesn't play around when it comes to Physical Education. Have you ever wondered why they take such a demanding approach to a program that has been minimized (if not completely eliminated) in the broader world of education? What principles shape the program that students participate in and what are the ultimate goals of the program? Get answers to all this and more in episode 13 of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines.The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on F...2018-09-1421 minEpisode 12 - Why Memorization?HRA has students memorize a lot of stuff. A lot. Why? Is this an example of the dreaded drill-em-and-kill-em approach that progressive educators have warned against for the last century or is there a reason for the repetition? Find out in this episode of Podagogy!2018-09-0616 minEpisode 11 - Why Hermeneutics?Herman Newticks? Don't believe I've ever met him. Heremeneutics isn't a word lots of people meet in their daily conversations. However, HRA requires students to study the subject? Why is that? On this episode of Podagogy Headmaster Nick Duncan and guest Jeff Wright talk about why this subject is essential not just for well educated students but for all believers.2018-08-3011 minEpisode 8: Why do we emphasize the Socratic Method?This week HRA's Podagogy gets into the time-tested teaching strategy known as the Socratic Method. This style of teaching fills Highland Rim Academy classrooms so people want to know: What is the Socratic Method, why is it so helpful to Classical Christian Education, and what are some common misconceptions about the methodology? Find out the answers to these questions and more on this episode of Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org2018-08-0918 min