Scholé: An Education Rooted in Joy with Dr. Jarrid Looney

Classical Education

About Our Guest
Jarrid Looney was born and raise in southwestern Virginia until 2004. He then attended Berea College, from whence he graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor’s in Theatre and Classical Civilizations. He attended Royal Holloway, University of London for his Master’s Degree and Doctorate of Philosophy in Classics. Dr. Looney has taught English, History, Spanish, Latin, and a plethora of electives. He currently serves as Millennium Charter Academy's Upper School Director. In his free time, Dr. Looney enjoys hiking, fishing, camping, cooking, gardening, and reading. He enjoys all of his hobbies with his wife, Erin, and their children.

Show Notes
In this episode, Trae and Dr. Looney discuss how to reimagine education through the lense of Scholé. If you want to understand what is at the heart of a humane education both for students and teachers, this episode will inspire you to embrace scholé as the foundation of a beautiful education. Dr. Looney gives an anechdote of applying scholé in an AP history and literature class while applying the phases of the trivium into the lessons. Dr. Looney emphasizes that the pedagogy and schedule of a school reflect its anthropological position. Administrators need to establish the culture and carefully consider blocks of time for each class in order to lay the proper foundation for scholé.

Some Topics and Ideas in this Episode Include:

• Definition and application of scholé
• What is labor and how do we work with joy?
• How does this philosophical idea of scholé work practically in the classroom with students?
• What makes real culture and how do cultivate good culture in our learning environment?
• How does the school administration invite the school faculty into this way of living?

Resources and Books Mentioned / Referenced

• Season 1 Episode 11 on May 6, 2023 Episode with Dr. Gary Hartenburg on Aristotelian Education
• Aristotle: Education for Virtue and Leisure published by Classical Adademic Press.
• Leisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper
• The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
• John Senior's 1,000 Good Books
• The Restoration of Christian Culture by John Senior
• The Magician's Nephew
• The Hobbit
• The Dead Poet's Society

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Credits:

Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel

Logo Art: Anastasiya CF

Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic

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