Veritas Scholar's Academy Author Discussion
Marlin Detweiler and the good folks over at Veritas Press have been jolly decent to me as a writer. They have carried my books in their catalog for years, and have graciously invited me to write for their outstanding Omnibus history/literature/theology series (I plan to do a post or two devoted to the Omnibus series in the near future). Last year, Marlin called and asked if I would participate in their series of author discussions for the Veritas Scholar's Academy. Now, I also plan to devote a post or two to the Scholar's Academy some time, but in brief, this is an online classroom environment where homeschool families can get instruction in everything from Latin to Logic to Rhetoric to Omnibus to even things like Worldview and Film. So for those of you who are looking for a solution for how you can give your kids an education in those subjects you feel are beyond you (and we all have some of those), while keeping them at home, I highly recommend this as an excellent option.
Anyway, several times a year, they bring in an author for a discussion with the students. It was really a fun hour: after some introductory matter, the students, who were listening live in the "classroom," began to type their questions in a chat box. Then Bruce Etter, the host and a teacher at Veritas, would ask the question, and all kinds of good discussion ensued. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and the kids asked some really interesting questions that I don't normally get in the interviews (few though they be) that I have done. So for an introduction to the Veritas Scholar's Academy, and for a really interesting discussion on books, stories, Tolkien and Lewis, and lots more, take a listen. This is Part I, and I will post Part II separately.