The Great Books Program | John Serafini & Steve Bertucci

<p>John Serafini &amp; Steve Bertucci joined the Critical Compass to discuss the Great Books Program, and why students should be engaging deeply with classic texts.</p><p>The Great Books program is a research-supported method of learning that promotes deeper thinking through reading, discussion, and writing. Shared inquiry enables teachers to work with students in a novel intellectual partnership through a range of interpretive activities, stimulating students&#39; critical thinking faculties, challenging them to read more and more diverse books than they would otherwise, and even earning post-secondary credits along the way.</p><p>John Serafini, owner of Serafini Books in Calgary, Alberta, will be bringing this once online-only program to life in-person and in the classroom. </p><p>Find out more here: https://serafinibooks.com/pages/study-the-great-booksFollow John on X: https://x.com/JohnRSerafini</p><p>https://x.com/SerafiniBooks</p><p>Steve Bertucci is a Director and President of the Great Books Program and has probably moderated more Great Books discussion groups (literally thousands now) than any living human! He speaks at educational conferences throughout the country and in Europe and serves on the boards of nonprofit educational and arts organizations. Steve was one of the pioneers of live-audio online Socratic discussion groups. </p><p>Learn more about the Great Books program here: https://angelicum.net/academics/great-books-program/</p><p>_____</p><p>00:00 Teaser</p><p>01:02 Introduction to the Great Books Program</p><p>04:31 The Value of In-Person Learning</p><p>07:01 The Purpose of Education</p><p>13:13 Fostering Curiosity and Critical Thinking</p><p>16:26 The Role of Classical Education in Modern Society</p><p>21:37 The Importance of Engaging with Ideas</p><p>25:26 The Evolution of Educational Conversations</p><p>33:15 The Future of Education and Parental Concerns</p><p>41:45 Parallel Institutions and Community Building</p><p>46:54 The Future of Education and Alternatives</p><p>49:52 Credentialism and the Value of Experience</p><p>52:14 Program Structure and Student Engagement</p><p>01:02:41 The Importance of Community in Learning</p><p>_____</p><p>https://buymeacoffee.com/criticalcompass</p><p>Follow us on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp</p><p>Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheCriticalCompass</p><p>Media inquiries: thecriticalcompass@proton.me</p>