Episodes: 316
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Neutral
Location: USA
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The Heights School (HeightsCast) - HeightsCast is the podcast of The Heights School, presenting guidance and insights for parents, teachers, and school leaders on the education of young men fully alive in the liberal arts tradition....
Jonathan Buttaci - Epistemology, Active Learning, The Liberal Arts, The Teacher's Role, And Preserving Students' Joy Of Discovery.
Paul Shrimpton - Newman's Educational Philosophy, Primary And Secondary Schooling, Student Freedom, Teachers, Parent Partnerships, And The Idea Of A School.
Kyle Blackmer on Heights Clans and the Need for Festival
October 01, 2026
This fall marks the 25th anniversary of the institution of the Heights Clans. These competitive bodies engage in festivity six days a year, including two full Clan Days every All Saints Day and Feast of the Annunciation. This participates in the rich liturgical and intellectual traditions of authentic feasting, using the building blocks of worship, arts, food, and games. Today on HeightsCast, middle school teacher and clans gamemaster/meister Kyle Blackmer explores why a school—or any communi...
Alvaro de Vicente on the Scope of Mentoring
September 24, 2026
At The Heights, every teacher functions as a mentor for students. This is more than a figure of speech; it's the character of certain student-teacher relationships with routine check-ins oriented toward holistic personal growth. This week on HeightsCast, Headmaster Alvaro de Vicente considers the scope of different kinds of advisory, and outlines his vision for what makes real, effective mentorship. Chapters: 4:36 Whether all teachers are mentors 9:07 All advisory: goals, agency, and disposit...
David Maxham on Struggling in Math: Where Digital Tools Can Assist in Academic Virtue
September 17, 2026
There's a sea of online math supplements, from drills to games to whole courses, all promising advancement for your struggling student (or your stellar student who has outpaced his cohort). What kind of program, if any, is right for your student? Under what conditions are digital tools most effective? Heights math teacher David Maxham gives us an extremely practical guide to the best digital resources out there and how to use them effectively. He also shares the failure modes you may not see ...
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