SS #72: The Grammar of Grammar (with Kevin Clark!)
Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling Mamas
Brandy Vencel
4.7 • 540 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2020
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Our guest on the show this time is Dr. Kevin Clark. Kevin is the founder of The Ecclesial Schools Initiative, an organization that's partnering with local churches to plant a network of affordable and accessible Christian classical schools. Kevin is an Alcuin fellow with The Society for Classical Learning and a member of the teaching faculty in the Master of Arts in Classical Teaching program at The Templeton Honors College. Most importantly, he is Taryn's husband and father to Aubrey, Caedmon, Naomi, and Eleanor.
In today's episode, Mystie and Brandy have a rousing conversation with Kevin Clark about the trivium and grammar sections of the revised edition of The Liberal Arts Tradition. What changes were made to the book for this new edition, and why? You will really enjoy hearing his answers!
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Skalais Sisters, episode number 72. |
| 0:11.8 | Welcome to Skalais Sisters, the podcast for the classical homeschooling mama, |
| 0:16.7 | who seeks to learn and grow while she's helping her children learn and grow. |
| 0:21.2 | Scalais Sisters is a casual conversation about topics that matter to those of us in the trenches |
| 0:26.4 | of classical homeschooling, who yearn for something more than just checking boxes and getting it all done. |
| 0:33.3 | I'm your host, Brandy Vensel. You can find me at Afterthoughts. That's where you'll find my thoughts on educational philosophy and homeschooling, |
| 0:41.0 | as well as my Charlotte Mason study guides and workshops. |
| 0:45.0 | My co-host today is Misty Winkler. |
| 0:48.1 | Misty is a second-generation homeschooler with five kids and too many projects. |
| 0:53.1 | With her blog, podcast, and membership, |
| 0:55.9 | she helps you organize your attitude so you can organize your life. |
| 0:59.8 | Find her over at simplyconvial.com. |
| 1:03.4 | Our guest on the show this time is Kevin Clark. |
| 1:06.8 | Kevin is the founder of the Ecclesial Schools Initiative, |
| 1:10.0 | an organization that's partnering with local churches to plant a network of affordable and accessible Christian classical schools. |
| 1:16.6 | Kevin is an Alquin Fellow with the Society for Classical Learning, |
| 1:20.6 | and a member of the teaching faculty in the Master of Arts and Classical Teaching program at the Templeton Honors College. |
| 1:26.6 | Most importantly, he is Terran's |
| 1:29.5 | husband and father to Aubrey, Cadman, Naomi, and Illinois. It's not too late to sign up for spring |
| 1:37.6 | training. If you are listening to this episode right when it comes out, the first session was Monday, |
| 1:42.9 | and there are still two sessions coming up. |
| 1:45.6 | Session one was so good and gave us so much to think and talk about. |
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