The Case for a Classical Education (K-12) Part 1
From College App 101 by Dr. Riley
November 15, 2025 · 33 min · Season 4 · Episode 4
About this episode
Dr. Riley discusses the benefits of classical education with a classical school teacher.
Today, parents have an array of K-12 schooling options for their student. Public, private, traditional, homeschool, online, charter, parochial, and more. In this episode, Dr. Riley (from collegeapp101.com) interviews a classical school teacher, who also attended a classical high school and liberal arts/great books college. The classical model is an outstanding option for parents, who are interested in developing and sustaining their student’s (1) sense of virtue and (2) wonder in the classroom.
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Riley
Guest: classical school teacher
Topics covered
- classical education
- K-12 schooling options
- virtue development
- wonder in the classroom
- homeschooling
- public and private education
Keywords
- classical education
- K-12 options
- homeschool
- public school
- private school
- virtue
- wonder
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: collegeapp101.com
Books & works: The Case for a Classical Education (K-12)
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