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In this episode, Andrew Pudewa is interviewed by Gena Mayo, the founder of Music in Our Homeschool. Several years ago, Andrew asked Gena to take over the music course that his mother had written, Singing Made Easy. Listen as Andrew shares the history of that course as well as his own background in and love for music education. 

Referenced Materials

• Music in Our Homeschool
• Gena Mayo 
• Singing Made Easy
• Suzuki Method
• Cultivating Language Arts – Preschool through High School
• Music in Our Homeschool Instagram
• Music in Our Homeschool on YouTube
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 455

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Frustration and tears are things that many students experience when writing. Consequently, it can be difficult for teachers and parents to encourage these students to complete the task. For the next two weeks, Andrew and Julie will discuss how to reach the reluctant writer. To begin the series, Andrew talks about the importance of understanding why your student is reluctant so that you can best address the issue. Then, Andrew and Julie unpack the writing process and explain the power of the key word outline as it helps students separate the complexity of the process.  

REFERENCED MATERIALS:

• "Reaching the Reluctant Writer, Part 1"
• "Writing without Tears"
• Cursive Knowledge
• Reaching the Reluctant Writer 
• The Profound Effects of Music on Life

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In and outside of the classroom, we want our students to be creative in their skills. However, before students can create, they must first have a foundation to build upon. This week, Andrew and Julie talk about how imitation is the first step in learning any new skill, and they discuss the way in which imitation gives students the tools so that they can create or innovate within their new skill.

Referenced Materials:

• Mike Rowe's YouTube Channel
  • TED Talk with Mike Rowe
• However Imperfectly by Andrew Pudewa
• Articles by Andrew Pudewa
  • "Why and How Music Will Save the World"
  • "Imitation: A Common Sense Approach"
  • "One Myth and Two Truths"

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This week, Andrew and Julie pick where they left off, talking about the consequences of the alienation from nature. As the episode progresses, Andrew and Julie recount their childhood memories exploring the outdoors and offer advice on prioritizing time in nature for your children.  

GO TO PART 1

REFERENCED MATERIALS:

• Bud & Me by Alta Abernathy
• Little Britches by Ralph Moody
• My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
• Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
• The Profound Effects of Music on Life by Andrew Pudewa 
• Gathering Place
• Free-Range Kids

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With Mother's Day approaching, Andrew reflects on his childhood and on things his mother did right. Join us in this gratifying episode where Andrew shares what he really appreciated about his mother, from her gift of music to her lessons about cooking.

REFERENCED MATERIALS:

• "Things My Mother Did Right"
• Nurturing Competent Communicators by Andrew Pudewa

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To kick off a new year, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss IEW’s theme for 2024: Furnishing the Mind. Listen as Andrew describes how the idea of furnishing the mind with beautiful and good things relates specifically to cultivating the skills of language arts.

Referenced Materials

• However Imperfectly by Andrew Pudewa
• Episode 54: What Are We Really Doing Here?
• Cultivating Language Arts – Preschool through High School audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Recommendations for Cultivating the Language Arts
• Profound Effects of Music on Life audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Episode 128: Are You a Read-Aloud Family?
• The Story about Ping by Majorie Flack
• Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization
• “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” speech by Patrick Henry
• Episode 398: Think like Shakespeare
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 406

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How many total gifts were given in the twelve days of Christmas song? Tune in to find out! In the spirit of Christmas, IEW gives away gifts on each of the days of Christmas, and this week Andrew and Julie share what some of those gifts are this year. We're on Day 3 now, so click the link in the show notes to receive notifications on the gifts each day! 

Referenced Materials:

• Twelve Days of Christmas Giving 2021
• Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization
• The Profound Power of Poetry
• Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing
• Pumpkin Spice Cake
• Humor in Teaching and Speaking
• IEW's YouTube Channel 
  • "Andrew's Joke of the Month" YouTube Playlist
• Spelling and the Brain
• The Phonetic Zoo
• Fix It! Grammar
• Cursive Knowledge
• Principles of Motivation and Skills Development
• Premium Membership
• The Profound Effects of Music on Life

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"I just can't think of what to write!" Why is it that students have a difficult time making a thought concrete? Tune in as Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker address this issue, highlight the power of asking questions, and explain the importance of good thinking as it relates to listening, speaking, reading, and writing. 

REFERENCED MATERIALS:

• "The Four Language Arts"
  • Article
  • Audio talk
  • Listening | Speaking | Reading | Writing
• "What Are We Really Doing Here?" by Andrew Pudewa
• Magalog
• The Profound Effects of Music on Life audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• A Word Write Now
• Teaching Boys & Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Dr. James B. Webster
• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style®
• High School Essay Intensive (Discontinued)
• "I Keep Six Honest Serving Men" by Rudyard Kipling
• Structure and Style for Students®

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In this week’s episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker give practical suggestions for keeping your students actively involved in learning. Encouraging discussions, allowing time for students to ask questions, and using props in the classroom are some of the ideas they share that can be applied to any teaching situation—from a homeschool to a classroom to music lessons. Be encouraged as the school year begins.

Referenced Materials

• Association for Talent Development
• Nurturing Competent Communicators audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• “In Retrospect: Heroes of Providence” article by Andrew Pudewa
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 439

Andrew Pudewa at age 23, working with Dr. Suzuki

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"Every child can learn; it all depends on the teacher." Dr. Suzuki truly believed that all children could learn when provided the right conditions. Enjoy a fun and inspiring podcast as Andrew talks about his time studying under Dr. Suzuki in Japan, and gain some insight on Suzuki's methodology.  

REFERENCED MATERIALS:

• Shinichi Suzuki
• Ability Development from Age Zero by Shinichi Suzuki (Amazon Affiliate)
• Nurtured by Love by Shinichi Suzuki (Amazon Affiliate)
• Maria Montessori 
• "Why and How Music Will Save the World" by Andrew Pudewa 

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With the school year closing and the sun coming out, teachers and students alike enjoy the nice summer break. However, with the cumulative subjects such as music, language, and math, a break is just the thing that allows students to forget all the memorization they had worked so diligently on throughout the year. Join us as Andrew and Julie encourage you to set a little time aside during the summer to continue building that repertoire of mastery in your students. 

Referenced Materials:

• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style
• Student Writing Intensive (Discontinued)
• The Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing
  • Article 
  • Audio talk
  • Podcast series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
• Online Classes
• Fix It! Grammar
• Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization

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In this week’s podcast Julie Walker asks Andrew Pudewa how imitation applies to teaching writing along with other questions about his talk From Copywork to Composition. Imitation is the cornerstone of excellent writing. Just as no music teacher hands a new student a blank sheet of manuscript paper and expects an original composition, writing instructors should not expect students to write without a model to imitate when they are first learning.

Referenced Materials

• “Imitation: A Common-Sense Approach” by Andrew Pudewa
• "One Myth and Two Truths” by Andrew Pudewa
• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style
• Structure and Style for Students
• “Cooking with Structure and Style”
  • Podcast series: Part 1 | Part 2
• From Copywork to Composition audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 391

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Reflecting on his childhood, Andrew fondly remembers his father reading poetry aloud to him and his sister as they sailed on their sailboat. This week, Andrew and Julie turn to the topic of poetry and discuss the value in hearing, learning, and reciting it. The duo talk about the appreciation of poetry for its music-like nature and discuss the great joy in sharing poetry with others. 

REFERENCED MATERIALS:

• "The Profound Power of Poetry"
• Nurturing Competent Communicators
• "What to Do with Foxes - A Sonnet" by Andrew Pudewa
• Favorite Poems Old and New Compiled by Helen Ferris
• "Eletelephony" by Laura Elizabeth Richards
• "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll
• "The Land of Counterpane" by Robert Louis Stevenson
• "The Children's Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization
• "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
• "A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Merry Christmas! At IEW the Christmas celebration has just begun since we celebrate the holiday from December 26 until January 6. In the spirit of the season, Andrew and Julie reveal their favorite Christmas movies. In this week’s episode, the two share delightful stories about times they have watched the films and explain why they enjoy the movies they do.

Referenced Materials

• Twelve Days of Christmas Giving 2022
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
• The Little Drummer Boy
• Amahl and the Night Visitors
• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
• Miracle on 34th Street
  • 1947 Version
  • 1994 Version
• A Christmas Carol
  • 1999 Movie
  • Book by Charles Dickens
  • Musical
• Scrooge
• The Sound of Music
• A Charlie Brown Christmas
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• Joyeux Noel
• Christmas with the Kranks
• Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
• Holiday Inn
• The Man Who Invented Christmas
  • Movie
  • Book by Les Standiford
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 353

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In Part 1 of this new three part series, Andrew shares two of the seven important lessons he has learned in almost thirty years of teaching to help teachers and students alike excel in their skills. With characteristic wisdom and insight, Andrew offers valuable tips for teaching any subject from music to writing with confidence. 

GO TO Part 2 | Part 3

Referenced Materials:

• Webinar Archive
• The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential 
• Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto (Amazon Affiliate)
• The Underground History of American Education: A School Teacher's Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling  by John Taylor Gatto (Amazon Affiliate)
• Process Versus Product
  • Podcast
  • Article
• A River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman Maclean (Amazon Affiliate)
• Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (Amazon Affiliate)
• Principles of Motivation and Skills Development Audio Talk by Andrew Pudewa 
• Dr. James B. Webster
• U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons by Lori Verstegen
• Theme-Based Writing Lessons
• The Aeneid by Virgil (Amazon Affiliate)
• The Illiad by Homer (Amazon Affiliate)
• The Odyssey of Homer by Homer (Amazon Affiliate)
• Andrew Kern

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As they finish up their conversation on movies, Andrew and Julie head into a different direction: the book versus the movie. Join us to hear Andrew and Julie compare certain movies with the book that inspired the movie and listen to both of their takes on if you should read the book before watching the movie.

REFERENCED MATERIALS:

• The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria A. Trapp
• The Sound of Music
• The Wizard of Oz
  • Book 
  • Movie
• Fantasia
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Lawrence of Arabia
• A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens
• The Scarlet Pimpernel 
  • Book
  • Movie
• Pride and Prejudice
  • Book
  • Mini-Series 
• Hamlet by William Shakespeare
• The Scarlet and the Black
• The Vatican Pimpernel by Brian Fleming
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
• "Nurturing Competent Communicators" audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
• The Princess Bride
  • Book
  • Movie 
• Jane Eyre
  • Book
  • Mini-Series
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 
• Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
• Les Misérables 
  • Book
  • Movie 

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This is the last episode in the podcast series Reviewing Our Greatest Hits. This show was initially launched on December 12, 2018, as Episode 169.

As they finish up their conversation on movies, Andrew and Julie head into a different direction: the book versus the movie. Join us to hear Andrew and Julie compare certain movies with the book that inspired the movie and listen to both of their takes on if you should read the book before watching the movie.

REFERENCED MATERIALS:

• The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria A. Trapp
• The Sound of Music
• The Wizard of Oz
  • Book 
  • Movie
• Fantasia
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Lawrence of Arabia
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• The Scarlet Pimpernel 
  • Book
  • Movie
• Pride and Prejudice
  • Book
  • Mini-Series 
• Hamlet by William Shakespeare
• The Scarlet and the Black
• The Vatican Pimpernel by Brian Fleming
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
• "Nurturing Competent Communicators" by Andrew Pudewa
• The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
• The Princess Bride
  • Book
  • Movie 
• Anna Karenina
  • Book
  • Movie
• Les Misérables 
  • Book
  • Movie
• Jane Eyre
  • Book
  • Mini-Series
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 

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Amidst the closing of schools nationwide, many parents are now taking on the task of educating their children at home. In this webinar recording, Andrew and Julie provide suggestions on cultivating a learning environment at home, share insights on the benefits of reading aloud, and explain the free language arts lessons IEW is offering to help families finish out the year. 

REFERENCED MATERIALS:

• Click here to download the slides that accompanied the original webinar recording. 
• Humor in Teaching and Speaking by Andrew Pudewa
• Homeschool Help Facebook Group
• Why We Sleep by Dr. Matthew Walker
• Mastery Learning, Ability Development, and Individualized Education by Andrew Pudewa
• Khan Academy
• Nature Deficit Disorder by Andrew Pudewa
• Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder​ by Richard Louv​​ (Amazon Affiliate Link)
• "The Four Language Arts"
  • Article
  • Audio talk
  • Listening | Speaking | Reading | Writing
• Anna Ingham
• Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization
• Read-Aloud Revival
• "Surprised by Homeschooling" by Jennifer Mauser
• Free Language Arts Lessons from IEW
• "The Vulture" by Hilaire Belloc
• "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll
• Marco Polo 
• Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman
• Structure and Style® for Students 
• Toy Story
• The Jungle Book
• Beauty and the Beast
• Swiss Family Robinson
• Akeelah and the Bee
• Dead Poets Society
• The Scarlet and the Black
• The Sound of Music
• The Greatest Showman
• The Princess Bride
• The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Secondhand Lions
• Little Women
• The Indian in the Cupboard
• National Velvet
• Sergeant York
• Joe Versus the Volcano
• CenterForLit
• Homeschool Basics: How to Get Started, Keep Motivated, and Bring Out the Best in Your Kids by Tricia Goyer and Kristi Clover
  • Enter drawing here
• Classical Conferences
• IEW Magalog

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