{"id":18173,"date":"2024-09-12T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/podcast\/blessings-and-motherhood-getting-back-to-our-roots-with-jennifer-courtney\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:00:00","slug":"blessings-and-motherhood-getting-back-to-our-roots-with-jennifer-courtney","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/podcast\/blessings-and-motherhood-getting-back-to-our-roots-with-jennifer-courtney\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessings and Motherhood: Getting Back To Our Roots with Jennifer Courtney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered where compulsory schooling originated? In this episode, Jennifer Courtney walks us through her classical, Christian education timeline, explaining how we got where we are today. Delise, Ginny, and Jennifer discuss the history of schooling and how you can be the best educator for your children.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow Should We Then Live?\u201d \u2013 Francis Schaeffer\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Great Brain series \u2013 John D. Fitzgerald<\/p>\n<p>That Hideous Strength \u2013 C. S. Lewis<\/p>\n<p>The Abolition of Man \u2013 C. S. Lewis<\/p>\n<p> Pride and Prejudice is a beloved classic novel. The footnotes include word definitions, pronunciations, and historical context to support life-long learning, enabling students to deepen their reading and thinking skills. Wide margins encourage note taking and having \u201cconversations\u201d with the book and its author. Learn more about the Copper Lodge Library at <a href=\"https:\/\/copperlodgelibrary.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/copperlodgelibrary.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17254,"template":"","podcast_cats":[3310],"class_list":["post-18173","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","podcast_cats-blessings-and-motherhood"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blessings and Motherhood: Getting Back To Our Roots with Jennifer Courtney - Classical Conversations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/podcast\/blessings-and-motherhood-getting-back-to-our-roots-with-jennifer-courtney\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blessings and Motherhood: Getting Back To Our Roots with Jennifer Courtney - Classical Conversations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Have you ever wondered where compulsory schooling originated? 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