Narration in The Classroom with Classical Educator, Charlene Thompson

About this episode

Charlene Thompson discusses the implementation and benefits of narration in the classroom.

About the Guest Charlene Thompson is a first grade teacher in her fourth year at Founders Classical Academy in Rogers, Arkansas. She holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Harding University and is a passionate learner of classical education. She believes in cultivating wisdom and virtue through rich literature, narration, and the development of lifelong habits of attention and expression. Her goal is to help young students grow into thoughtful, articulate, and joyful learners. Show Notes I met Charlene when I led a full-day workshop on narration at Founders Classical Academy in Rogers, Arkansas a few years ago. During a recent classical education conference, Charlene approached me to share how narration was working with her students. The stories she shared were so beautiful that I had to get her on the show to help encourage other teachers and parents about how narration works in the classroom. Some questions that were covered include: What was the process you took to get started in narration--or did you just jump right in? Tell us what happened from the teacher's perspective. What did you notice happening with students' art of attending? How many times a day do…

People in this episode

Guest: Charlene Thompson

Topics covered

• narration
• classical education
• teaching methods
• student engagement
• literature

Keywords

• narration
• classical education
• teaching
• student learning
• critical thinking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Founders Classical Academy, Harding University

Places: Rogers, Arkansas

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