An Examined Education
A podcast from The Cambridge School, a Christian Classical School in San Diego California, where we discuss an education worth pursuing. From Faculty and Administration to scholars across academia, we sit down with renowned names in the field of education to discuss both the classical and Christian principles that focus on formation, not simply information.
Religion & Spirituality
Education For Kids
Christianity
Education
K-12
Christian
Science
Religion
Kids & Family
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The Best Way to Read Graphic Novels
DJ Goodwiler joins us to talk about visual rhetoric and how graphic novels provide a platform from which we can learn to utilize it in our day to day lives.
00:37:32 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Modern Magic - Saying the Unsayable with Poetry
Doug Jones joins the show to talk poetry--its interesting origins, why poetry is important, what can be gained from reading it, its connection to rhetoric, and he reads a few of his favorite poems fo…
00:30:03 |
Tue 06 Dec 2022
Misunderstanding Math - a Liberal Art in Disguise
Jacob Mohler, the Chair of Math at the Cambridge School, joins us to talk about math as a liberal art--both how it is and is not a liberal art and why the distinction is important. Jacob's vigilant …
00:24:59 |
Mon 21 Nov 2022
Changing Perspectives | Carolyn McClaskey
Carolyn McClaskey joins us to talk about how her perspective has changed now that she is a teacher's aide. Having been a Cambridge parent, Carolyn has a unique perspective on the Cambridge education…
00:20:33 |
Mon 07 Nov 2022
Changing Perspectives | Emma Kim
Coming full circle, Emma Kim joins us on the podcast to talk about what it is like to go from student to teacher at her alma mater and how being classically educated affects her experience in the cla…
00:26:39 |
Mon 17 Oct 2022
Changing Perspectives | Margaret Lowing
A returning teacher shares her perspective on how things have changed since she taught here a decade ago and what her time away has made her appreciate about a Cambridge education.
00:36:05 |
Mon 03 Oct 2022
Science Experiments | Melissa Mayne & Esther Han
Science Chair, Melissa Mayne, and everyone's favorite Chemistry teacher, Esther Han, join us to walk us through some science experiments they do with the high schoolers. From editing DNA to creating…
00:24:30 |
Mon 22 Aug 2022
Roaring 20s | 6th Grade | Kelsie Howze
WARNING! This episode contains a spoiler for a surprise event for Cambridge 6th graders! Parents with students in 6th grade or below should not listen with their students.
Mrs. Kelsie Howze joins …
00:21:55 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Beowulf | Fourth Grade | Paula Jones
Our bard for the evening, Mrs. Paula Jones, guides us through the 4th grade literature curriculum where we dive deep into the epic Beowulf and learn of the significance it holds in the history of lit…
00:22:31 |
Thu 30 Jun 2022
Simple Machines | Second Grade | Esther Berends
Esther Berends, our second grade lead teacher, joins us on the podcast to share a unique lesson our second graders experience as they learn about ancient Egypt. This episode highlights historical in…
00:24:03 |
Tue 11 Jan 2022
Playing a Role in Ancient History | Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton walks us through a unique lesson that he created for 8th grade history in which the students role play citizen on the brink of the Peloponnesian War to see if they would make the same mi…
00:24:09 |
Mon 06 Dec 2021
Advisory Program | Melissa Gingrich
Melissa Gingrich, our Upper School Principal, joins us to discuss the what and why of the Upper School Advisory Program. Melissa brings a unique perspective - being both the Upper School Principal a…
00:21:41 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
The Rhetoric of Place and Space | Jr./Sr. Trips to DC and Italy | DJ Goodwiler
DJ Goodwiler, our Humanities Chair and Rhetoric Teacher, walks us through the Junior and Senior trips to DC and Italy. These trips culminate their studies of rhetoric and history, allowing the studen…
00:26:29 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
Student Experience | Alice & Ben
Alice and Ben, two of our 6th graders, join us to talk about their experience as Cambridge students. They offer unique insights into the Cambridge experience and advice for other Cambridge Students.…
00:40:48 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Parent Experience | Eric and Shelly Potwardowski
Eric and Shelly Potwardowski join us to share their experience as parents at The Cambridge School. The Potwardowskis currently have children in every stage of The Cambridge Education (Grammar, Logic…
00:32:57 |
Mon 22 Feb 2021
Computer Science | Dr. Reuben Settergren
Hermann Zapf's illustration of John 3:16
1 Tim 3:16 "note the Russian orthodox cross in the negative space" -Dr. Settergren
The Annotated Turing, Charles Petzold
00:33:46 |
Mon 01 Feb 2021
Progymnasmata | DJ Goodwiler
DJ Goodwiler joins us back on the show to discuss progymnasmata, a series of "pre-exercises" that our students practice before entering Rhetoric School.
00:34:38 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Operations | Amy Tollefson
Amy Tollefson, Business Manager at The Cambridge School, joins us to take us behind the scenes of operations--the human endeavor that keeps the wheels turning at Cambridge.
00:27:05 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Development | Jeff Yoder
Jeff switches roles and joins us as a guest to talk development at The Cambridge School. Alli Kaye, our Development Coordinator, steps in as host for this episode. We hope you enjoy!
00:20:35 |
Tue 01 Dec 2020
Admissions & Enrollment | Leslie Yoder
Leslie Yoder, our Director of Enrollment Management, joins us to discuss admissions at The Cambridge School. Leslie has a lot to say about the what makes admissions at Cambridge different than your…
00:28:38 |
Mon 09 Nov 2020
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