SS #29: Educating for Virtue: I'm Not the Holy Spirit (with Eric Hall!)
Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling Mamas
Brandy Vencel
4.7 • 540 Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2017
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever tried to sort out the tension between God's grace and our pursuit of virtue? Is virtue ultimately a free gift of grace? And, if so, how can we say it is the goal of Christian education?
If virtue IS our goal, how do we impart it? How do we test it? And is there a danger in homeschooling when it comes to virtue tests?
And what if we fail? What if everything we've done isn't enough?
Today on the show, Mystie and I are please to welcome Eric Hall. Eric is a classical scholar and teacher who is local to Brandy. That's right! She gets to know him in real life! Eric has studied at The Master's College, the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and Clemson University. When he's not reading Thomas Aquinas, Eric enjoys mountaineering and rock climbing.
Most importantly, Eric was kind enough to help us sort these tensions out.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Skalais Sisters, episode number 29. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome to Skalais Sisters, the podcast for the classical homeschooling mama, |
| 0:17.7 | who seeks to learn and grow while she's helping her children learn and grow. |
| 0:22.6 | Scalae Sisters is a casual conversation about topics that matter to those of us in the trenches |
| 0:28.3 | of classical homeschooling, who yearn for something more than just checking boxes and getting it all |
| 0:34.6 | done. I'm your host, Brandy Bensel. You can find me at Afterthoughts, |
| 0:40.0 | that's my main blog, and also teaching reading with Bob Books, which is where I keep my line |
| 0:45.2 | of printable phonics lessons. You can hear more from me on my other podcast, Aftercast. |
| 0:52.2 | My co-host today is Misty Winkler. |
| 0:55.7 | Misty is a second-generation homeschooler with five kids and too many projects. |
| 1:01.1 | She writes about practical classical homeschooling at Simply Convivial and about organizing |
| 1:06.8 | attitudes at simplified organization. |
| 1:10.7 | Misty and I are pleased to welcome Eric Hall as our guest today. |
| 1:15.1 | Eric is a classical scholar and teacher who is local to me. |
| 1:19.2 | That's right. I get to know him in real life. |
| 1:22.4 | Eric has studied at the Masters College, the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and Clemson University. |
| 1:30.3 | This episode is sponsored by Simplified Email. Do you need to get your email inbox under control? |
| 1:37.0 | Misty's got you covered. From now through the end of December 2017, you can get the five-day simplified email course, usually an exclusive |
| 1:46.4 | for Work the Plan premium members, for free. This course provides real, life, practical, |
| 1:52.4 | down-to-earth help for stressed out and worn out women ready to get organized and take control |
| 1:57.4 | of their responsibilities. Visit simplified organization.com |
| 2:02.8 | slash email to join for free from now through December 2017. |
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