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Teaching the Great Books

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  1. Introduction

    Teaching the Great Books: Course Introduction (Preview Content)
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  2. Lessons
    Lesson 1: What Should We Read? (Preview Content)
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    1 Quiz
  3. Lesson 2: How Should We Read the Classics?
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  4. Lesson 3: How to Do Deep Reading
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  5. Lesson 4: Ancient and Modern Modes of Interpretation
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  6. Lesson 5: How to Teach Great Books—Part I
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  7. Lesson 6: How to Teach Great Books—Part II
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    1 Quiz
  8. Lesson 7: Classroom Habits and Practices
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  9. Lesson 8: Who Do We Teach?
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    1 Quiz
  10. Lesson 9: Students Afflicted with Acedia or Ennui
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  11. Lesson 10: Helping Students Overcome Acedia or Ennui
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  12. Lesson 11: Who Is the Teacher?
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  13. Lesson 12: The Unusual, Unpredictable Day
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  14. Lesson 13: How to Test Students
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  15. Lesson 14: How to Begin the School Year
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  16. Class Observations
    Lesson 15.1: Observe 7th Grade Classroom (with pre-class interview)
  17. Lesson 15.2: Observe 7th Grade Classroom (with class session)
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  18. Lesson 16.1: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 1 (with pre-class interview)
  19. Lesson 16.2: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 1 (with class session)
  20. Lesson 16.3: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 1 (post-class interview)
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  21. Lesson 17.1: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 2 (with pre-class interview)
  22. Lesson 17.2: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 2 (with class session)
  23. Lesson 17.3: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 2 (with post-class interview)
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  24. Lesson 18.1: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 3 (with pre-class interview)
  25. Lesson 18.2: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 3 (with class session)
  26. Lesson 18.3: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 3 (with post-class interview)
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  27. End of Course Test
    End of Course Test: Teaching the Great Books
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Version 2 (longer): Josh Gibbs gives a longer version of his Acedia presentation to a group of educators live at the Alcuin Retreat in October 2016. The Alcuin Retreat is sponsored by the Society for Classical Learning. After about 60 minutes, Josh takes questions and comments from the audience for another 20 minutes.

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