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Teaching the Great Books

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  1. Introduction

    Teaching the Great Books: Course Introduction (Preview Content)
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  2. Lessons
    Lesson 1: What Should We Read? (Preview Content)
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  3. Lesson 2: How Should We Read the Classics?
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  4. Lesson 3: How to Do Deep Reading
    5 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  5. Lesson 4: Ancient and Modern Modes of Interpretation
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  6. Lesson 5: How to Teach Great Books—Part I
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  7. Lesson 6: How to Teach Great Books—Part II
    5 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  8. Lesson 7: Classroom Habits and Practices
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  9. Lesson 8: Who Do We Teach?
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  10. Lesson 9: Students Afflicted with Acedia or Ennui
    2 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  11. Lesson 10: Helping Students Overcome Acedia or Ennui
    2 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  12. Lesson 11: Who Is the Teacher?
    2 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  13. Class Observations
    Lesson 12.1: Observe 7th Grade Classroom (with pre-class interview)
  14. Lesson 12.2: Observe 7th Grade Classroom (with class session)
    1 Topic
  15. Lesson 13.1: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 1 (with pre-class interview)
  16. Lesson 13.2: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 1 (with class session)
  17. Lesson 13.3: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 1 (post-class interview)
    1 Topic
  18. Lesson 14.1: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 2 (with pre-class interview)
  19. Lesson 14.2: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 2 (with class session)
  20. Lesson 14.3: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 2 (with post-class interview)
    1 Topic
  21. Lesson 15.1: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 3 (with pre-class interview)
  22. Lesson 15.2: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 3 (with class session)
  23. Lesson 15.3: Observe 10th Grade Classroom Day 3 (with post-class interview)
    1 Topic
  24. End of Course Test
    End of Course Test: Teaching the Great Books
    1 Quiz
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Teaching the Great Books: Course Introduction (Preview Content)

Josh Gibbs introduces his course on teaching the Great Books by describing his background in education and relationship to classical education, along with some thoughts on how one ought to approach Great Books in the classical rather than progressive tradition.