About this episode

Joshua Villarreal discusses classical themes in the film Die Hard and contrasts classical and progressive education methods.

Joshua Villarreal, teacher support lead at Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the classical themes in the film Die Hard , the importance of education in forming character, and the differences between classical and progressive methods of education. Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• classical education
• progressive education
• character formation
• film analysis

Keywords

• education
• Die Hard
• character
• teaching methods

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