The Children's Tradition

On this episode Amanda shares how she homeschools her six children and still has time to run a small business, clean, grocery shop, and nourish her intellectual life. For context, the Faus children's ages are 10 (Year 5), 8 (Year 3), 6 (Year 1), 4, 2, and 6 months. This is the general pattern of our life at this time, but do not mistake hearing about our routines for some idea of perfection. Our days absolutely include all the usual interruptions of real life: fatigue from interrupted sleep, a moody child, sibling conflicts, moments of personal overwhelm, and so on. But with God's help we keep putting one foot in front of the other, and whenever we pause to look back we see so much Grace in how we continue to grow and learn together. Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/

On this episode Patrick and Amanda interview Benjamin Lyda. Benjamin is the author of Scriptorium Writing, a progymnasmata curriculum and consultant for his company Living Classical. In this conversation we talk about poetic knowledge as "knowledge of the heart", and how this conception of knowledge shapes how we approach writing in our homeschools. You can find out more about Benjamin's work at: Scriptorium Writing - https://www.scriptoriumwriting.com/ Substack - https://substack.com/@livingclassical... Consulting - https://www.livingclassical.org/ Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/

On this episode Patrick and Amanda interview Joshua Gibbs. He is the director of The Classical Teaching Institute and author of multiple books including his most recent and the subject of this episode, Love What Lasts. With over 19 years teaching classical books in Christian schools, his work as a writer and lecturer are full of wit and insight, grounded in experience. We are eager to share his wisdom with you all as we talk about how to learn to love what has been handed down to us in old books (among other things) when our palate has been shaped by shallow entertainment. You can find out more about Josh's work at: The Gibbs Classical Website - https://www.gibbsclassical.com/ The Classical Teaching Institute -https://www.theclassicalteachinginsti... Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/

On this episode Patrick and Amanda interview Heidi White. An educator, a therapist, and a writer, Heidi recently released her first book, The Divided Soul! In this conversation we talk about the way duty and desire represent the internal conflict all people experience, the way stories embody this dichotomy, and the ways we pursue harmonizing duty and desire as a family. Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/

On this episode Patrick and Amanda interview Emily Finley. A mother of four, she also has a phD in politics, is a senior fellow of the Albertus Magnus Institute, and is the writer of The Christian Imagination on Substack. We talk about the romantic imagination of Rousseau and how that differs from the moral imagination we are aiming to cultivate in the classical tradition. We also discuss the competing imaginative visions of a historically-rooted classical versus neo-classical (Dorothy Sayers) approaches to education. The Christian Imagination: https://efinley.substack.com/?utm_sou... Albertus Magnus Institute: https://magnusinstitute.org/ Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/

On this episode Patrick and Amanda interview Adam Taylor, son to James Taylor, and an inspiring educator in his own right at St. Martin's Academy. We talk about Adam's experience growing up in a household with poetic knowledge in the air, and then we discuss a concept called "connaturality" that reminds us that whatever we surround our children with will become apart of their soul's interior landscape. St. Martin's Academy: https://saintmartinsacademy.org/ Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/

On this episode Patrick and Amanda interview Dr. Zachary Porcu to discuss the differences between modern and ancient mans' conceptions of how we know what we know. You can find Dr. Zac on Substack: https://substack.com/@zacharyporcu?ut... The Roots of Everything Podcast: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts... Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/

On this episode we talk about death, tragedies, and scares in the Good Books. From fairy tales and Shakespearean tales to Bible stories and the lives of saints, we discuss it all. Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/ Instagram: / / thechildrenstradition Facebook: / / 61579788214333

On this episode Patrick discusses how the moral imagination is formed. Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/ Instagram: t / thechildrenstradition Facebook: / 61579788214333

On this episode Amanda expounds on why children need classical literature. #thousandgoodbooks #johnsenior #books #classicaleducation #classicbooks Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/ Instagram: t / thechildrenstradition Facebook: / 61579788214333

On this episode Patrick and Amanda invited Trae Bailey on to discuss the central role of fathers in their children's education and ideas for leading their family towards the true, the good, and the beautiful. Trae is content editor at Fraternus. You can find out more about Fraternus here: https://fraternus.org/ He also can be found on Substack: https://substack.com/@traebailey Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/ Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/ Instagram: t / thechildrenstradition Facebook: / 61579788214333

Patrick and Amanda reflect on Charlie Kirk's legacy and the hope that it will inspire us all to live lives of courageous virtue. Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/c/star... Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/ Instagram: / thechildren. . Facebook: / 61579788214333

In this podcast Patrick introduces three foundational principles for fathers who are new to the poetic mode and gives some ways to orient the culture of your family towards the Good. Join the conversation by being apart of the TCT Toolshed, a private social network for parents desiring to cultivate educational atmospheres rich in poetic experience: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/c/star... Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechildren... Facebook: / 61579788214333

In this episode Patrick expounds on some key principles that undergird The Children's Tradition curriculum.

In this episode we talk about the next step for the podcast (formerly The Wonder Years, now coming under The Children's Tradition's umbrella) and for our family! --- Web: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ Substack: https://childrenstradition.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechildrenstradition/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Childrens-Tradition/61579788214333/#

In this episode we talk about the liberal arts - what they are, and why those of us with school age children aren't quite there yet. Show Notes: https://thewonderyears.substack.com/p/the-liberal-arts-where-were-headed TCT: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ The Toolshed: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/c/start-here Instagram: @mrsamandafaus

In this episode, we continue to look at what a Musical Education looks like and how the poetic mode of learning is how we enflesh an education in wonder. Show Notes: https://thewonderyears.substack.com/p/musical-education-tuning-the-soul-ebc TCT: https://www.thechildrenstradition.com/ The Toolshed: https://the-toolshed.circle.so/c/start-here Instagram: @mrsamandafaus

In this episode we look at Musical Education, where wonder tunes students souls to perceive truth, sense goodness, and move towards beauty. Show Notes: https://thewonderyears.substack.com/p/musical-education-tuning-the-soul www.thechildrenstradition.com

In this episode we look at gymnastics, the classical idea that an essential part of education is to put our students’ whole bodies in sympathetic relationships with Truth, Goodness, and Beauty through their senses to cultivate courage and discipline and to teach them to love the right things. You can find this episode's show notes here: https://thewonderyears.substack.com/p/gymnastics-an-embodied-education

In this episode we look at the nature of piety , why we think piety is one of the most important parts of recovering a classical Christian culture, and some practical ways parents can cultivate an atmosphere of piety in the home. You can find this episode's show notes at thewonderyears.substack.com/p/piety-a-culture-of-honor