{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Orthodox Christian Parenting","title":"The Real Purpose of Your Child’s Education | Season 2 Favorites","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":456,"description":"Ask most people what school is for, and they'll say it's about getting into a good college and landing a well-paying job. But Liz Caddow, founder and head of school at Trinity Classical Academy, says school is really about who our children are becoming. In these highlights from our full conversation with her, she shares the advice she now gives mothers of teenage sons, explains how education forms the whole child—heart, mind and soul—and reflects on what our children lose when we step in to rescue them.\n\nListen to the full episode.\n\nEpisode Recap:\nToday we're talking with Liz Caddow about why school is about more than what our children are learning. (0:00)\nWhat does it mean to think of education as formation? (0:54)\nWhat is virtue, and what does it have to do with schooling? (3:03)\nWhat advice does Liz give parents of junior high and high school boys? (5:11)\nWhat does it look like for a dad to take the lead with his son? (6:20)\nWhy is it so hard to let our children fail? (6:55)\nResources:\n Follow and rate the podcast on Apple, Spotify or YouTube\nExplore the full library of Faithtree Resources\nDownload the free Discussion Guide\nShare your feedback on our Listener Survey \nDonate to support the podcast ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qGhed02bapVSbCchJUyXA50fsEL_jwDXVV8mNocKkTM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNTYz/ZjA3YTMyZDIyYmFj/OTBmMzhhYTQ3ZDNl/ZDkzZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}