"The Tapestry": A Conversation about a New CiRCE Language Arts/Grammar Curriculum with Buck Holler

About this episode

Dr. Junius Johnson interviews Buck Holler about the new CiRCE language arts and grammar curriculum called 'Tapestry'.

In this episode of The Classical Mind , Dr. Junius Johnson sits down with Buck Holler from the CiRCE Institute to discuss "Tapestry," a new writing and grammar curriculum designed to bridge the gap between early elementary studies and the advanced persuasive essays found in The Lost Tools of Writing . Holler explains that for twenty-five centuries, the study of grammar and literature were considered a single, unified discipline, an organic connection that was largely severed during the Enlightenment. By re-integrating these fields, the curriculum moves away from the modern trend of teaching grammar through isolated, "zigzag" sentences and instead grounds linguistic study in the rich soil of full stories, including Aesop’s fables, Arthurian legends, and sacred Scripture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theclassicalmind.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Junius Johnson

Guest: Buck Holler

Topics covered

• language arts
• grammar curriculum
• education
• literature
• writing
• philosophy

Keywords

• grammar
• curriculum
• literature
• writing
• education
• CiRCE
• Tapestry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CiRCE Institute

Books & works: The Lost Tools of Writing, Aesop’s fables, Arthurian legends, sacred Scripture

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