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Dive into all episodes of American Classroom: Stories of Building a Civil Society. From expert insights to inspiring stories, discover how education shapes character, strengthens communities, and empowers the next generation.

Raising Children Who Value Learning | John and LaCinda Lewis

Raising Children Who Value Learning | John and LaCinda Lewis

How can parents help children value learning while giving them room to make mistakes? John and LaCinda Lewis join Jared Taylor and Lindsey Lundeen to share lessons from their own upbringing and from raising eight children. They discuss balancing high expectations with...

Developing Student Athletes: Inside Elite Sports Academy

Developing Student Athletes: Inside Elite Sports Academy

Elite Sports Academy brings classroom learning, basketball training, and personal development into the same school day. Coaches Sean Greene and P.J. Howard join Jared Taylor to explain how they connect academic expectations with the discipline, time management, and...

Teaching Virtue Through Art and Story

Teaching Virtue Through Art and Story

Why do the creative arts still matter in K-12 education, especially in an age of artificial intelligence? Illustrator Josh Nelson joins Jared Taylor and Lindsey Crosland to explore how visual art can shape memory, character, curiosity, and civic understanding. Josh...

Everything You Do Teaches Something: A Principal’s Survival Guide

Everything You Do Teaches Something: A Principal’s Survival Guide

What happens when hundreds of scholars arrive, the bell is minutes away, and the principal is responsible for everything? In this episode, Jared Taylor talks with Kim Ellsworth and Heidi Udall about the realities of leading a school through uncertainty, competing...

America 250: Why Freedom Still Inspires the World

America 250: Why Freedom Still Inspires the World

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Jared Taylor welcomes returning guest Shane Krauser for a thoughtful discussion about the ideas that shaped the nation and why they still matter today. Drawing from his travels across North America and South America, Shane...

Hardship, Hope, and Escape Velocity with NASA

Hardship, Hope, and Escape Velocity with NASA

Heather Thomas joins American Classroom to share an extraordinary story of perseverance, family, and the power of education to change a life. After a childhood marked by loss and instability, Heather became a mother at 16 and left high school while working long hours...

From Enlightenment to Independence With Dr Wayne Denton

From Enlightenment to Independence With Dr Wayne Denton

Host Jared Taylor welcomes Dr. Wayne Denton of Heritage Academy Mesa for a thoughtful America 250 conversation about the ideas, people, and writings that shaped 1776. Dr. Denton traces the intellectual road to the Declaration of Independence, beginning with Baruch...

Go for It! Lessons from Scholar Council

Go for It! Lessons from Scholar Council

What does meaningful student leadership look like in a school community? In this episode, Jared Taylor visits with the Scholar Council at Heritage Academy’s downtown Mesa campus to hear directly from students about service, teamwork, and civic formation. The scholars...

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