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Classical Dialogues — 135 episodes

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Title
1

Interview with the Interim Headmaster

2

Encouraging Dads

3

Independence Day

4

Faculty Spotlight - Mr. Mitchell Nees

5

David Seibel (Coram Deo) and Faculty Spotlight

6

Exploring Logic School

7

Interview with Dr. Tim Dernlan of ACCS and a Faculty Spotlight

8

Adam Roate from CLT and a Faculty Spotlight

9

Academics and Virtue in the Rhetoric School

10

Soren Schwab from the Classic Learning Test and a Beautiful Moment from our House System

11

Dr. Dan Coupland interview and a Class Spotlight at Oakdale

12

Davies Owens from BaseCamp Live and Faculty Spotlight (Steve Benninger)

13

Wisdom and Virtue with Eric Cook

14

Interview with Dr. David Diener

15

A Grammar School Overview

16

Athletics with Character

17

Academics and Virtue

18

Classical Dialogues

19

Baccalaureate Chapel - May 2023

20

The Case for Classical Christian Education

21

Primer on Classical Christian Education

22

In Hoc Anno Domini 2023

23

Veterans Day

24

Michigan's Proposal 3

25

Schooling is not Education (Mortimer J. Adler)

26

What do people give to when they donate to Oakdale Academy?

27

Values or Virtues?

28

Partnering with Parents

29

Thoughts on a liberal arts education

30

Mission

31

John Milton on education

32

Convocation 2022

33

Classical Christian Education - philosophy and practicality

34

What to look for in a school system?

35

Commencement 2022

36

Zeitgeist

37

Exciting news 2

38

Liberty Dinner - "State of the School"

39

Exciting things

40

St. Valentine's Day

41

Why Latin?

42

New Year's Resolutions

43

Christmas

44

What is the goal of a Classical Christian education (CCE)?

45

Tuition, Safety, and Soccer

46

Good Soil

47

How to choose a school

48

How to process tragedy

49

Primer on CCE (and Open House info)

50

Thanksgiving Day

51

Veterans Day

52

Celebrating at our fall fundraiser

53

No Reason to Fear the Things of the World

54

Classical Christian Education Primer

55

Remembering 9/11

56

What is a 'good' school?

57

American exceptionalism - is it real?

58

Chapel - I am a child of God

59

Thoughts on Afghanistan and Service

60

Prayer and dedication

61

An Oakdale Academy education

62

Life

63

Declaration of Independence

64

John Adams

65

Abraham Whipple

66

Patrick Henry Lee

67

John Quincy Adams

68

Sir William Blackstone

69

George Whitefield

70

Memorial Day 2021

71

America the Beautiful

72

American exceptionalism

73

Reflections on a unique year

74

A Charge to our Graduates

75

Education - what is it?

76

What is worth fighting for?

77

Pericles' Funeral Oration

78

Finish Strong

79

Ideas Have Consequences

80

You Know!

81

Cultural Education Today

82

Nature of Education

83

City on a hill

84

The Goals of Education

85

Christian Founding?

86

Democracy or Republic?

87

Classical music under fire

88

Reflections on the Resurrection

89

Freedom of Religion and Christian ideals in the founding of the US

90

Easter 2021

91

What do we mean by "school" and "education"?

92

Why is Classical Christian Education so important?

93

Imagination

94

Critical Thinking or Logic?

95

Happy St. Patrick's Day

96

An encouraging word

97

One year anniversary

98

Politics in School?

99

What I wish I knew (about schools).

100

HR5

101

What is the cost of education?

102

What makes a good teacher?

103

What is a liberal arts education?

104

What is the Academy?

105

President's Day

106

St. Valentine's Day

107

Studying the Bible in Christian schools

108

History and Impact of CCE

109

How do we respond?

110

STEM, STEAM, STREAM? What is the answer?

111

Why Latin?

112

Considering a change in schooling?

113

Why Memorize?

114

Classical Christian education in a nutshell

115

Why Classical & Christian?

116

Happy New Year 2021

117

Classical Dialogues (Trailer)

118

Merry Christmas

119

Testing Worldview in our schools, Part 2

120

Testing Worldview in our schools, Part 1

121

The legend of Santa Claus

122

A Merry Christmas from Oakdale.

123

What is paideia?

124

Thoughts on Thanksgiving

125

Why Classical Christian Education (CCE)?

126

Dedication - 2020-2021

127

Pandemics and Riots

128

Why 180 days and testing?

129

COVID-19 and Education

130

Why School?

131

Secular Humanism

132

Should Churches Support Christian Education?

133

What is the goal of education

134

What is wrong about IB (International Baccalaureate)

135

Classical Athletics: It's how you play the game.