A Guide to My Writing and Podcasts on Pedagogy

Over the years, I have done a lot of thinking and then writing about pedagogy. Most recently, I published two books on pedagogy—The Scholé Way, and The Good Teacher (this one co-authored with Carrie Eben). Before, during, and after the publication of these books, I write about pedagogy here on my Substack. To keep readers from having to wade through various articles and podcasts to find my writings on pedagogy, I have created this section entitled, as you might guess, Pedagogy.

One excellent source of information and downloadable documents is www.GoodTeacherBook.com. It is a companion site for The Good Teacher and includes summaries of the ten pedagogical principles various and practical forms and lists.

After this post you will find the various articles on pedagogy, listed in the order in which I wrote them. Since there are also several podcast episodes on similar and additional pedagogical topics, I have listed most them below for your convenience:

• Multum non Multa: Much not Many

• Festina Lente: Make Haste Slowly

• Singing and Chanting

• Balancing Rigor and Rest

• Overview of Ten Pedagogical Principles

• Restful Learning or Scholé

• Conversation and Friendship

• The Best Teacher Is a Good Book

• Piling It On: Why Classical School Teach Too Many Subjects

I have recorded several podcasts on the importance of virtue for education, as it is the chief aim (or used to be) of education. To find those episodes, please enter “virtue” in the search bar of this Substack.

Finally, if you are interested in deeper dives into the classical principles of pedagogy, please see the recorded courses available on ClassicalU.com.