After School with RCS

Beyond the four walls of Redeemer Classical School, the classical Christian education (CCE) movement is thriving. In 2010 there were roughly 140 classical Christian schools. Today there are over 1,500 schools serving more than 667,000 students. This growth has coincided with the growth of several key institutions and organizations that support CCE, such as the Society for Classical Learning, Classical Academic Press, and the Classic Learning Test (just to name a few). On today’s episode Aaron and Ron interview Soren Schwab, the Vice President of Partnerships at the Classic Learning Test (CLT). In the course of this interview, they discuss what makes the CLT different from other college entrance exams (such as the SAT and ACT), what’s happening in the world of higher education today, and the growth of classical Christian education more broadly. Please join us for a fascinating and lively conversation around these important topics.

The 2024-25 school year marks Redeemer Classical School's 20th anniversary. To help us commemorate this milestone we're recording a series of interviews with founders, early adopters, and alumni. In the third installment in this series, we're speaking with alumna Penny Fries. Penny attended Redeemer from Kindergarten through 8th grade (the highest level we offered at the time). She is currently a senior at Vanderbilt University, majoring in Chemical Engineering. Penny shares what, in her mind, makes Redeemer such a special place and, along the way, offers some advice to current students for making the most out of their time at Redeemer.

The 2024-25 school year marks Redeemer Classical School's 20th Anniversary. To help us commemorate this milestone we're recording a series of interviews with founders, early adopters, and alumni. In the first installment of this series we're speaking with Bill Leach. Bill is the Pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church (PCA), husband to our beloved Rhetoric School teacher, Mrs. Annie Leach, and the father of five Redeemer alumni. He's also a founding board member. Join us as we dive into some of Redeemer's early history and the values and vision that led to the founding of our school.

There seems to be widespread agreement that AI will revolutionize the way we live and work. The biggest question, for now, is whether or not that revolution will be positive or negative. Will AI improve our quality of life, as its proponents say? Will it allow us to produce better work more efficiently? Or, as the detractors argue, will it make us more anxious, stressed, and busy? Will AI only further disrupt our relationships and, in the process, dehumanize us? In this episode, the third installment in a four part series, Aaron and Ron discuss the positive potential that AI has for education. In the process they discuss the ways that AI could prove helpful to teachers and students and, ultimately, allow for improved relationships and a more humane education. Resources: Social Acceleration by Hartmut Rosa

To say that there’s a lot of talk about Artificial Intelligence these days would seem to be a gross understatement. Everywhere we look there’s a new blog post, news article, podcast, book, youtube video (and more!) on AI — what it can do, what it purports to do, and what might be able to do in the future. It’s enough to make one’s head spin! In the world of education, much ado has been made about the impact of AI on the future of teaching and learning. Some seem convinced that AI is the death knell for education, while others see limitless potential for increasing student engagement and learning. In this episode Aaron and Ron take a closer look at AI and examine some of the philosophical underpinnings that should guide how we think about AI — both in its potential for good and bad. This is part one of a four part series on AI and education. Articles and books mentioned in the podcast: The Age of AI: And Our Human Future, HENRY KISSINGER, ERIC SCHMIDT, AND DANIEL HUTTENLOCHER Rise of Techno-Authoritarianism by Adrienne La France (in the Atlantic) Don’t Fuss About Training AIs. Train Our Kids. AI Demonic: What is this Thing? By Paul Kingsnorth