{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Classical Education","title":"Dr. Junius Johnson on The Art of Teaching & Cultivating the Imagination","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3987,"description":"About the GuestJunius Johnson is a writer, teacher, speaker, independent scholar, and musician. His work focuses on beauty, imagination, and wonder, and how these are at play in the Christian and Classical intellectual traditions. He is the executive director of Junius Johnson Academics, through which he offers innovative classes for both children and adults that aim to ignite student hearts with wonder and intellectual rigor. An avid devotee of story, he is especially drawn to fantasy, science fiction, and young adult fiction. He performs professionally on the french horn and electric bass. He holds a BA from Oral Roberts University (English Lit), an MAR from Yale Divinity School (Historical Theology), and an MA, two MPhils, and a PhD (Philosophical Theology) from Yale University. He is the author of 5 books, including The Father of Lights: A Theology of Beauty, and On Teaching Fairy Stories. An engaging speaker and teacher, he is a frequent guest contributor to blogs and podcasts on faith and culture. He is co-host of The Classical Mind podcast and is a member of The Cultivating Project.Show NotesDr. Junius Johnson joins Adrienne to discuss the art of teaching. In this episode they discuss some important mistakes that happen in classical schools and how to overcome them. Junius explores the creative ways in which teachers should approach ALL subjects and help students enter into fruitful discussions no matter what the subject. Some Ideas Discussed:The importance of helping students engage with real learning and relational connectionsThe importance of believing in studentsThe pitfalls of teaching objectivesHolding onto lesson plans looselyCreating an atmosphere of wonderHow a teacher can increase his or her own imagination! Books Discussed in This Episode Include:On Teaching Fairy Stories by Junius JohnsonThe Chronicles of NarniaJK RowlingDante's Divine ComedyThe Sword in the Stone by T.H. WhiteThrough The Looking Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Dark is Rising...","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}