{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Classical Education","title":"The Role of Memory Through Commonplace Notebooking with Dr. John Ahern from The Wilberforce School","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2502,"description":"About the Guest\nDr. John Ahern holds a PhD from Princeton University in historical musicology. He currently teaches at The Wilberforce School as an Upper School Humanities and Latin instructor. He is also faculty at the Theopolis Institute and directs their Te Deum Fellows Program in Liturgical Music. His writings on a variety of topics have appeared in First Things, Ad Fontes, The Lamp, Mere Orthodoxy, Eidolon, the Theopolis Institute blog, and the CiRCE Institute blog. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and four children.\nShow Notes\nJohn Ahern has successfully implemented the practice of keeping a commonplace book with his students. In this episode he explains why it is an important practice, how to create time to do it, and how to establish best practices in a school setting.\nIf you have wondered how to succeed at keeping a commonplace book, this episode is incredibly practical and will help you confidently get started in this beautiful practice.\n\nResources Mentioned\nLink to the Circe Institute article: https://circeinstitute.org/blog/how-to-make-a-commonplace-book/\nNotebooks the school uses: https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/classic-notebooks-1.html\nAlso: https://www.amazon.com/Leuchturm1917-Journal-Hardcover-Notebook-Numbered/dp/B09T75BG8L?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1\nThe Book of Memory by Mary Carruthers\nLeisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper\nBleak House by Charles Dickens\nTo Kill a Mockingbird\nIsaac Newton's Common Place Notebook19C Common Place NotebooksBleak House by Charles Dickens\nA Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt\nAuthors MentionedCharlotte MasonPlatoAristotleSt AugustineHomerQuintillionCiceroRomansDostoevskyDanteAquinasJohn Winthrop\n_____________________________________\nBeautiful Teaching online courses & narration conference:BT online webinars, interactive courses, and book studies registration: https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/2025  Online Conference with the Beautiful Teaching Team- Narration: The Art of Learning with Keynote Guest, Jason...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DsrYl-awCukXSFKDckygguVHzLRcY9iAoBPsvd9v3jg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4OTg0LzE2NDcw/MzA0MjQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}