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In this final episode of season four, Brian Phillips reflects on changes in classroom culture and the role technology has played in those changes. The days of walking into a high school or college classroom and asking students to quiet down seem long gone. So what does that mean for teachers? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Brian Phillips and Matt Bianco discuss how parents are portrayed in film and the media. Is the apparent “war on the family” intentionally destructive, or are parent portrayals rooted in something else entirely? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the episode, Brian Phillips talks with Dr. Gordon Wilson (Senior Fellow of Natural History at New St. Andrews College) about his recent works: A Different Shade of Green: A Biblical Approach to Environmentalism & the Dominion Mandate and The Riot & the Dance (which includes a biology text and two stunning feature-length documentary films). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, Brian Phillips and Matt Bianco talk about conflict, difficult people, and learning to deal wisely with both. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Commons, Brian Phillips interviews Dr. Pano Kanelos (President of St. John’s College), to discuss life at St. John’s, classical education at the college level, and the spirit of inquiry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to season four of The Commons with Dr. Brian Phillips! In episode 4.1 classical educator and pastor’s wife Dana Gage joins Brian Phillips for a talk about how classical education and church life intersect. Gage tells her story of what it’s like to serve as both a teacher and pastor’s wife in NYC, and further discusses her article, “Neglecting the House of God?” If you like this episode please be sure to rate and review wherever you get podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Classical educators frequently discuss Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, but of these three, Beauty is the most misunderstood. In this episode of The Commons, a podcast about school leadership, Dr. Brian Phillips is joined by Brian Daigle of Mud House Art for a conversation about Beauty and aesthetics in our schools and homeschools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to The Commons, a podcast featuring conversations and contemplation about the challenges of school life and leadership, hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips. St. Benedict wrote that an abbot should "so regulate and arrange all matters that souls may be saved and the brothers may go about their activities without justifiable grumbling." In this episode, Brian Phillips explores that idea, reflecting on how we can lead our schools and home schools in ways that bless those we serve. Remember: subscribe, rate, review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to The Commons, a podcast featuring conversations and contemplation about the challenges of school life and leadership, hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips. In the episode, Brian discusses our tendency to assume the worst of others, our "age of outrage," and how we must guard ourselves and our schools against it. Remember: subscribe, rate, review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Phillips is joined by Keith McCurdy, President and CEO of Total Life Counseling in Roanoke, Virginia. In addition to his over 30 years of counseling experience, Mr. McCurdy has spoken at the annual conferences for the Society for Classical Learning (SCL) and the Association of Christian and Classical Schools (ACCS).  In this episode, Brian and Keith discuss the value of struggle, how hardship makes us stronger, and how those truths can be applied by parents and teachers alike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the Commons, a podcast about school leadership with Dr. Brian Phillips. On this week's episode Brian continues his reflections on enduring during the challenging month of February, with a particular focus on teaching through those "blahs" and the need for persistent prayer. Remember: Subscribe, rate, review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to The Commons, a podcast featuring conversations and contemplation about the challenges of school life and leadership, hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips. As every educator knows, February is the longest month of the year. In this episode, Brian discusses the important role prayer plays in fighting off the anxiety, apathy, and frustrations of February. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every teacher and homeschooling parent wrestles with what to read to their students and when to read it, especially when it comes to books with potentially problematic content. So in this episode, Brian Phillips talks with teacher and writer, Angelina Stanford, about the role of magic, wizards, and witchcraft in literature. Thanks for listening. Remember: subscribe, rate, review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to The Commons, a podcast featuring conversations and contemplation about the challenges of school life and leadership, hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips. In this episode Brian contemplates the spiritual nature of leading an academic community, with some help from The Rule of St. Benedict. Remember: subscribe, rate, review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to The Commons, a podcast featuring conversations and contemplation about the challenges of school life and leadership, hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips. This episode is a change of pace as Brian talks with his son, Asher, about homeschooling: a fun but helpful reminder of the ways our students and children view school life. Remember: Subscribe, rate, review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Brian offers some thoughts about school life and leadership based on the following quote from Marcus Aurelius: “First thing every morning tell yourself: today I am going to meet a busybody, an ingrate, a bully, a liar, a schemer, and a boor. Ignorance of good and evil has made them what they are. But I know that the good is by nature beautiful and the bad ugly, and I know that these wrong-doers are by nature my brothers, not by blood or breeding, but by being similarly endowed with reason and sharing in the divine.” Help us spread the word: subscribe, rate, review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Brian interviews Jennifer Dow (Founder of Paideia Fellowship) about homeschool co-ops: how to start one, how to evaluate one, and how to decide which kind of co-op is right for your family. Help us spread the word: subscribe, rate, review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to The Commons, a podcast featuring conversations and contemplation about the challenges of school life and leadership, hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips. In this episode, Brian is joined by his brilliant daughter, Temperance, for a conversation about books and reading. They discuss favorite book series, reading habits, and a comparison of Middle Earth and Hogwarts!  Remember: subscribe, rate, review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to The Commons, a podcast featuring conversations and contemplation about the challenges of school life and leadership, hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips. In this episode, Brian is joined by Jeremy Tate, the President of Classic Learning Initiatives, an organization which created the Classic Learning Test, an alternative to the SAT and ACT, that values tradition more than progressivism. Conversation touches on the history of standardized testing, the current state of testing, why he and his team wanted to offer an alternative, how they pulled that off, and more. Remember: subscribe, rate, review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to The Commons, a podcast featuring conversations and contemplation about the challenges of school life and leadership, hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips. Here in the first episode of this new season, Brian reflects on the difficulty of decision fatigue, a trial that most leaders know well, and offers some strategies for defeating it. Remember: subscribe, rate, review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.