About this episode

Paul Mittermeier discusses the importance of classical education and how to communicate it effectively to students.

Paul Mittermeier, Upper School Humanities teacher at Cincinnati Classical Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss how classical education should be explicitly discussed in a classical school, how to help teachers explain the importance of what they teach to students, and how to answer common questions students might have about classical education. Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Scot Bertram

Guest: Paul Mittermeier

Topics covered

• classical education
• teacher-student communication
• importance of education
• classical school
• student questions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cincinnati Classical Academy, Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast

Places: Cincinnati, Ohio

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