SS #95: What Is a Liberal Art? (with Dr. Christopher Schlect)
Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling Mamas
Brandy Vencel
4.7 • 540 Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2021
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Our guest today is Dr. Christopher Schlect. Dr. Schlect has been a fellow of history at New Saint Andrews College for many years where he teaches courses in ancient and medieval civilizations, US history, the history of American Christianity, medieval education, and Classical Rhetoric, among other subjects. Dr. Schlect is the Director of New Saint Andrews College's graduate program in Classical and Christian Studies and also serves classical and Christian Schools around the country through his consulting and teacher training activities.
Mystie and Brandy cornered Dr. Schlect and demanded an answer to that strangely confounding question: What is a liberal art? What followed was wonderful thoughts on what liberal arts are, what they are for, how to use them, and much encouragement for homeschooling moms like all of us.
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If you are listen to this episode right when it comes out, the big thing you need to know is that our annual fall retreat is coming up NEXT WEEKEND! We have been preparing something super special and we cannot wait to share it with you. We are meditating on the idea of memory and its connection to education – you might even say that this whole retreat is a response to Hugh of St Victor's assertion that without memory there is NO education. Memory is essential, which means it pays to spend time thinking about it. We hope you join us for a rich feast of ideas and practices on Saturday October 9. Go to scholesisters.com/memory to register.
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| 0:00.0 | Plato's orthodoxy is in contradiction with Augustine's orthodoxy, which is different than Boethius's orthodoxy, and that's different than Givor of Seville, who is different from Hugh of St. Victor, anyone who has some sort of tight-shoewed, this is the right way from the tradition, anyone who says that is excluding people from the tradition and however they formulate it. |
| 0:29.6 | Welcome to Scalae Sisters, the podcast for the classical homeschooling mama, |
| 0:33.6 | who seeks to learn and grow while she's helping her children learn and grow. |
| 0:39.0 | Gleigh Sisters is a casual conversation about topics that matter to those of us in the trenches |
| 0:44.0 | of classical homeschooling, who yearn for something more than just checking boxes and getting it all |
| 0:49.1 | done. I'm your host, Brandy Vensel. You can find me over at Afterthoughts blog.net spreading my Charlotte Mason joy through blog posts, |
| 0:58.4 | study guides, audios, and more. |
| 1:01.6 | My co-host today is Misty Winkler. |
| 1:05.1 | Misty is a second-generation homeschooler with five kids and too many projects. |
| 1:09.9 | With her blog, podcast, and membership, |
| 1:13.1 | she helps you organize your attitude so you can organize your life. Find her over at simplyconvial.com. |
| 1:21.6 | If you are listening to this episode right when it comes out, the big thing you need to know is that |
| 1:26.3 | our annual fall retreat is coming up next weekend. |
| 1:30.4 | We have been preparing something super special and we cannot wait to share it with you. |
| 1:35.1 | We are meditating on the idea of memory and its connection to education. You might even say that this whole retreat is a response to Hugh of St. Victor's assertion that without memory, |
| 1:45.1 | there is no education. Memory is essential, which means it pays to spend time thinking about it. |
| 1:52.3 | We hope you join us for a rich feast of ideas and practices on Saturday, October 9th. |
| 1:57.5 | Go to scolaysisters.com slash memory to register. |
| 2:02.8 | Our guest today is Dr. Christopher Schlecht. |
| 2:05.8 | Dr. Schlect has been a fellow of history at New St. Andrews College for many years, where |
| 2:10.7 | he teaches courses in ancient and medieval civilizations, U.S. history, the history of |
| 2:15.8 | American Christianity, medieval education, and classical rhetoric among other subjects.S. history, the history of American Christianity, medieval education, and classical rhetoric, |
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