INTRODUCTION

In this seminar, Adam Andrews leads teachers and parents through the process of developing a personal philosophy of education over the course of four engaging sessions. These guided conversations and reflections on some of the tradition’s great works offer the encouragement and fellowship best afforded by common human experience. By meditating on the purpose of education, the teacher, the student, and practical approaches, participants will find themselves refreshed and recharged to return to their important work with peace, energy, and vision.

Course REadings

Click here to download a packet containing the course readings. Each session’s selection should be read prior to watching the corresponding video.

A workbook file for each session can be found as a download on that session’s page.

Course Outline

• Session #1: What is an Education (selection from The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis)

• Session #2: Who Are We as Teachers? (selections from The Book of Job)

• Session #3: Who Are Our Students? (excerpt from The Gift of Fire by Richard Mitchell)

• Session #4: Practical Approaches (All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan)