About this episode

Gwendolyn Yarbrough discusses the history of physical education in America and its relationship with intellectual and moral formation.

Gwendolyn Yarbrough, part of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and former member of the Teacher Support team, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the history of physical education in America, the influences of the German Turnen movement, and how schools should think about the relationship between physical formation along with intellectual and moral formation. Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Scot Bertram

Guest: Gwendolyn Yarbrough

Topics covered

• physical education
• history of athletics
• moral formation
• intellectual formation
• German Turnen movement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office, Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast, German Turnen movement

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