On today's episode we speak with Justin Whitmel Earley, a sought-after speaker and author of several acclaimed books including: The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction Made for People The Big Mess Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms The Body Teaches the Soul: Ten Essential Habits to Form a Healthy and Holy Life In the course of our conversation we discuss how to view the ups and downs of everyday life through the lens of God's work in our lives, so that we see the bigger picture and the deeper purpose behind it all.

In 2020 Redeemer launched the Cultivating Growth Capital Campaign. With an ambitious goal of raising $2.2M to expand and improve our facilities, and start an endowment. Today we are joined with Board Vice Chair, Kemper Funkhouser, to recap the campaign. How much money was raised, how have we spent it, what challenges did we face along the way, and what's next. 

On today's episode we're talking with Ashleigh Funkhouser, Anna Lee, and Caroline Allison who, together, lead Redeemer's Parents Association. Our conversation looks at the purpose of the Parents Association, what they do throughout the year, and how other parents can become more involved with building community at Redeemer Classical School. We hope you enjoy!

Mr. Hoch welcomes you back to the After School podcast by discussing the purpose of this podcast, the origin of its name, as well as some important dates to consider as we get the 2025-26 school year underway. Thanks for joining us! For more information about Redeemer Classical School, visit our website: www.redeemerclassical.org

The 2024-25 school year marks Redeemer Classical School's 20th anniversary. To help us commemorate this milestone we're recording a series of interviews with founders, early adopters, and alumni. In the sixth installment in this series, we're speaking with Brian Davis. Brian is a founding Board member and parent of three Redeemer alumni. In this episode Brian talks about the mentality and grit that was needed in the startup years, and how the school has since changed for the better. We also discuss the value of doing hard things and the impact that Redeemer has had on his own children.

On today’s episode we’re speaking with Eric Cook. Eric is the President of the Society for Classical Learning, an organization whose mission is to foster human flourishing by making classical Christian education thrive. To accomplish this mission SCL has developed accreditation standards, hosts conferences, workshops, and cohorts, has partnered with Gordon College to create graduate programs for Christian Classical School Leaders, offers consulting, and provides thought leadership in the classical Christian school movement. You can learn more about SCL by visiting their website: https://www.societyforclassicallearning.org/

The 2024-25 school year marks Redeemer Classical School's 20th anniversary. To help us commemorate this milestone we're recording a series of interviews with founders, early adopters, and alumni. In the fifth installment in this series, we're speaking with Dan Velker. Dan is a former Board member, a very early adopter, a current Redeemer parent, and a parent of two Redeemer alumni, including one from Redeemer's inaugural graduating class. In this episode Dan speaks about what makes Redeemer such a special community, the amazing and talented people who have had an impact on the school over the years, and the things that he hopes never change at Redeemer.

In keeping with tradition, we're pausing from our normal podcast content to offer a weekly Christmas devotional throughout the month of December. Our passage of scripture for this series is Isaiah 9:1-7. Follow along so that we can celebrate the season together. Merry Christmas!   This is part 4 of 4.

In keeping with tradition, we're pausing from our normal podcast content to offer a weekly Christmas devotional throughout the month of December. Our passage of scripture for this series is Isaiah 9:1-7. Follow along so that we can celebrate the season together. Merry Christmas!   This is part 3 of 4.   This episode references Messianic Revelation in the Old Testament by Gerard Van Groningen. You can learn more or purchase that book here.

In keeping with tradition, we're pausing from our normal podcast content to offer a weekly Christmas devotional throughout the month of December. Our passage of scripture for this series is Isaiah 9:1-7. Follow along so that we can celebrate the season together. Merry Christmas!   This is part 2 of 4.

In keeping with tradition, we're pausing from our normal podcast content to offer a weekly Christmas devotional throughout the month of December. Our passage of scripture for this series is Isaiah 9:1-7. Follow along so that we can celebrate the season together. Merry Christmas!   This is part 1 of 4.

Beyond the four walls of Redeemer Classical School, the classical Christian education (CCE) movement is thriving. In 2010 there were roughly 140 classical Christian schools. Today there are over 1,500 schools serving more than 667,000 students. This growth has coincided with the growth of several key institutions and organizations that support CCE, such as the Society for Classical Learning, Classical Academic Press, and the Classic Learning Test (just to name a few). On today’s episode Aaron and Ron interview Soren Schwab, the Vice President of Partnerships at the Classic Learning Test (CLT). In the course of this interview, they discuss what makes the CLT different from other college entrance exams (such as the SAT and ACT), what’s happening in the world of higher education today, and the growth of classical Christian education more broadly. Please join us for a fascinating and lively conversation around these important topics.

The 2024-25 school year marks Redeemer Classical School's 20th anniversary. To help us commemorate this milestone we're recording a series of interviews with founders, early adopters, and alumni. In the fourth installment in this series, we're speaking with alumna Rachel Kudzin (nee Augustine). Rachel attended Redeemer from 4th-8th grade, in the very earliest years of the school. She received a bachelor's degree in statistics from UNC Chapel Hill and is currently pursuing a master's degree at UNC Chapel Hill. In this episode she recollects what it was like to be a student at Redeemer as the school was just starting out. She also speaks to what makes Redeemer such a special learning environment, and, in the process, we discuss how Redeemer has changed and how it has stayed the same in the things that count most.

The 2024-25 school year marks Redeemer Classical School's 20th anniversary. To help us commemorate this milestone we're recording a series of interviews with founders, early adopters, and alumni. In the third installment in this series, we're speaking with alumna Penny Fries. Penny attended Redeemer from Kindergarten through 8th grade (the highest level we offered at the time). She is currently a senior at Vanderbilt University, majoring in Chemical Engineering. Penny shares what, in her mind, makes Redeemer such a special place and, along the way, offers some advice to current students for making the most out of their time at Redeemer.

The 2024-25 school year marks Redeemer Classical School's 20th Anniversary. To help us commemorate this milestone we're recording a series of interviews with founders, early adopters, and alumni. In the second installment of this series we're speaking with Dr. Brian Augustine. Brian was Redeemer's Founding Board Chair and is an alumni parent, with three children who have attended Redeemer. In this episode we discuss what sparked an interest in Classical Christian education, the challenges that the school faced early on, and how the school has remained committed to its core values since its inception. Brian currently serves as the Chair of the Chemistry Department at Furman University and joins us remotely from Greenville, South Carolina.

The 2024-25 school year marks Redeemer Classical School's 20th Anniversary. To help us commemorate this milestone we're recording a series of interviews with founders, early adopters, and alumni. In the first installment of this series we're speaking with Bill Leach. Bill is the Pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church (PCA), husband to our beloved Rhetoric School teacher, Mrs. Annie Leach, and the father of five Redeemer alumni. He's also a founding board member. Join us as we dive into some of Redeemer's early history and the values and vision that led to the founding of our school.

There seems to be widespread agreement that AI will revolutionize the way we live and work. The biggest question, for now, is whether or not that revolution will be positive or negative. Will AI improve our quality of life, as its proponents say? Will it allow us to produce better work more efficiently? Or, as the detractors argue, will it make us more anxious, stressed, and busy? Will AI only further disrupt our relationships and, in the process, dehumanize us?    In this episode, the fourth and final installment in our series on AI and education, Aaron and Ron discuss the negative potential that AI has for education. In the process they discuss the ways that AI could distort our understanding of the purpose of education, disrupt relationships, and lead to a dehumanizing experience. Resources: Amusing Ourselves to Death by Postman That Hideous Strength by Lewis

There seems to be widespread agreement that AI will revolutionize the way we live and work. The biggest question, for now, is whether or not that revolution will be positive or negative. Will AI improve our quality of life, as its proponents say? Will it allow us to produce better work more efficiently? Or, as the detractors argue, will it make us more anxious, stressed, and busy? Will AI only further disrupt our relationships and, in the process, dehumanize us?  In this episode, the third installment in a four part series, Aaron and Ron discuss the positive potential that AI has for education. In the process they discuss the ways that AI could prove helpful to teachers and students and, ultimately, allow for improved relationships and a more humane education. Resources: Social Acceleration by Hartmut Rosa

To say that there’s a lot of talk about Artificial Intelligence these days would seem to be a gross understatement. Everywhere we look there’s a new blog post, news article, podcast, book, youtube video (and more!) on AI — what it can do, what it purports to do, and what might be able to do in the future. It’s enough to make one’s head spin! In the world of education, much ado has been made about the impact of AI on the future of teaching and learning. Some seem convinced that AI is the death knell for education, while others see limitless potential for increasing student engagement and learning.  In this episode Aaron and Ron continue the conversation that was started in the previous episode, as they take a closer look at AI and the philosophical underpinnings that should guide how we think about AI — both in its potential for good and bad. This is part two of a four part series on AI and education.  Articles and books mentioned in the podcast: The Age of AI: And Our Human Future, HENRY KISSINGER, ERIC SCHMIDT, AND DANIEL HUTTENLOCHER Rise of Techno-Authoritarianism” by Adrienne La France (in the Atlantic) Don’t Fuss About Training AIs. Train Our Kids.” AI Demonic: What is this Thing? By Paul Kingsnorth

To say that there’s a lot of talk about Artificial Intelligence these days would seem to be a gross understatement. Everywhere we look there’s a new blog post, news article, podcast, book, youtube video (and more!) on AI — what it can do, what it purports to do, and what might be able to do in the future. It’s enough to make one’s head spin! In the world of education, much ado has been made about the impact of AI on the future of teaching and learning. Some seem convinced that AI is the death knell for education, while others see limitless potential for increasing student engagement and learning.  In this episode Aaron and Ron take a closer look at AI and examine some of the philosophical underpinnings that should guide how we think about AI — both in its potential for good and bad. This is part one of a four part series on AI and education.  Articles and books mentioned in the podcast: The Age of AI: And Our Human Future, HENRY KISSINGER, ERIC SCHMIDT, AND DANIEL HUTTENLOCHER Rise of Techno-Authoritarianism by Adrienne La France (in the Atlantic) Don’t Fuss About Training AIs. Train Our Kids. AI Demonic: What is this Thing? By Paul Kingsnorth