An Interview with Adrienne Freas

Are you looking for ways to connect virtue formation to your reading curriculum? In our next episode Patrick is joined by Adrienne Freas, founder of Beautiful Teaching, to discuss her latest curriculum, Poetic Language Lessons. It's a discussion that ranges from the points of connection between Charlotte Mason and classical Christian education to Aristotle and Quintilian to poetic knowledge. You'll find lots of deep philosophy combined with practical tools you can implement in your classroom.Links from this episode:Beautiful Teaching⁠The Classical Education Podcast⁠⁠Adrienne Freas, Narration: The Voice of the Trivium⁠Poetic Language Lessons: A Gentle Primer in Grammar and Rhetoric, Book 1Music Files for Poetic Language LessonsPercy Shelley, A Defense of PoetryJames Taylor, Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of EducationThe Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠.Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.