Creating Classroom Culture with Mandi Gerth

About this episode

Mandi Gerth discusses creating a vibrant classroom culture through classical education principles.

About the Guest Mandi Gerth is a teacher and classical education consultant who lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and three of their five children. She currently serves as the Administrative Director of the Cowan Center at the University of Dallas. She holds a master of humanities degree from that institution with a concentration in classical education. Her first book, Thoroughness & Charm: Cultivating the Habits of a Classical Classroom, available exclusively from CiRCE Press, has quickly become one of their best-selling titles. In her definitive guide to classroom liturgy, she offers practical advice to the classical educator seeking a truly classical classroom while reminding the teacher of their high calling. Mandi provides practical and actionable ways to embrace the classical tradition and become a thinker worthy of imitation. Mrs. Gerth attends Church of the Holy Communion (REC), and for over twenty years, she and her husband have labored to build a family culture for their five children that values books, baseball, museums, home-cooked meals, and conversation about ideas. Show Notes Mandi joins Adrienne to discuss various themes in Mandi's book, Thoroughness…

People in this episode

Host: Adrienne

Guest: Mandi Gerth

Topics covered

• classroom culture
• classical education
• teacher's role
• education philosophy
• family culture

Keywords

• classroom culture
• classical education
• Mandi Gerth
• Thoroughness & Charm
• education philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Dallas, CiRCE Press, Church of the Holy Communion (REC)

Books & works: Thoroughness & Charm: Cultivating the Habits of a Classical Classroom

Places: Dallas, Texas

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