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 Lost Tools is presented by Veritas Christian Academy. Veritas is a private school with Classical Curriculums that are rooted in Christian Foundations and operate as a three-day University Model institution.

This podcast is dedicated to exploring the foundations and praxis of Classical and Christian Education. It's main intention is to bridge an information gap existing in our current and potential families. Since Classical Education is something not wholly known by most, it is our desire to give our parents a robust understanding and insight into the "hows and whys" of our teaching methods. We feel it will be beneficial if our parents both know and support our methodologies. The podcast is led by two of our educators who are actually involved in the curriculum and day-to-day lectures. So, it is in fact a true behind the scenes look for our Veritas Community.Copyright Veritas Christian Academy Ciencias Sociales Espiritualidad Filosofía
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  • Episode 12 The Necessity of Being Familiar with the Great Books of Western Thought

    Episode 12 The Necessity of Being Familiar with the Great Books of Western Thought
    Mar 23 2025
    When we usually think about classical education we think about books like The Iliad, The Odyssey, Plato’s Republic, Paradise Lost, Tale of Two Cities, etc. These are books that are influential to nearly all political, informational (media), institutional (universities and commerce), and familial settings in America and Europe. These ideas were fundamental in the creation of Democracies, Republics, and Human Rights. Today's podcast won't get into these particulars but rather into the need of Western citizens to be familiar with these books and their fundamental ideas. They are the backbone of nearly all colloquial mores that used on a daily basis. Therefore, we need to understand not only where these ideas come from but to read the original sources for ourselves so that we can understand our past, see correctly in the present, and aim correctly in the future.

    At Veritas, we are dedicated to making sure that each and every student has frequency and proximity with the Great Books that helped shape the Western World. They will be daily engaging with amazing and influential literature with instructors who will help them navigate the linguistic and historical complexities. So, they won't be overwhelmed with the lanugage that they might miss the beauty and truth tucked within their pages.

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    36 m
  • Episode 11 Rhetoric Part II - Expression and Reception of Ideas

    Episode 11 Rhetoric Part II - Expression and Reception of Ideas
    Mar 6 2025
    Consider this: The central importance to expressing and receiving ideas well is based on the quality of a person's rhetorical skill. How you speak affects how others perceive you, and how you perceive yourself.

    Have you thought about language in such a way? Have you examined your speech patterns and diction and how it shades how we are perceived not only as Christians but as fully formed humans?

    Think back to moments when you were mesmerized by the movements and words of a great orator, or even an actor, were you not transported and transfixed upon every syllable? Did you not comprehend more fully the substance of his/her talk? The hearing of great oration is pleasing and desirable, and will make us want to engage and hear more great oration! This exercise will begin to affect our speech patterns and elocution, and rewire your linguistic thought patterns as well. Language is one of the most powerful forces in the world. Remember Gen. 1:3, “Then God said let there be light…”, it was from language that illumination/revelation was brought forth into the world.

    In the modern day, I feel we may attribute persuasive speech with marketing and schemes, but this is not how the ancients saw it or valued it. It was a virtue to be able to express oneself to “say that they mean and mean what they say.” It is a skill set that even if we initially dismiss it, we are drawn back to and continue to come back to it. For example, a speaker like Jordan Peterson, who gives incredibly complex and elevated talks, is able to hold the attention of his audiences to where they are on the edge of their seats for hours. And they are not diverted by ennui or lack of attention spans. It may be that the best remedy for attention deficiency in the world is more skilled speakers, and more skilled listeners.

    This is our academic aim at VCA, to help our students become great orators who can speak truth and express complex ideas so well that they can assist others in forgoing unnecessary suffering or unwitting ignorance. So, that they may be an asset to themselves, their families, and any one they may meet.
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    38 m
  • Episode 10 Rhetoric Part I - Introductions and Foundations

    Episode 10 Rhetoric Part I - Introductions and Foundations
    Feb 15 2025
    We have arrived at last to the Final Stage of a student's education, The Rhetoric Stage. This will be the culmination of the other two stages put into practice and made excellent. If we go back to our house analogy, it is the beautifying process of the materials and structures. By using the right words, in the right moment, for the right reason will better allow one to convey an idea or thought more correctly. And more precise language with well-reasoned arguments should create environments of flourishing instead of misunderstanding and suffering. This is, or should be, the common aim of all societies.

    Rhetoric is considered both an art and a discipline have its educational roots a bit further back than the Medieval period; it goes all the way back into the 4th-5th Century BC!! So, not only will your child receive Grammar and Logical training that is tried and true from the Medievalist, but Rhetorical training that stems before Christ. And if we look at those great orators before Christ there are names like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, etc.

    In this episode, Mr. Bianchet and Mr. Mullins delve into the introduction, foundation, and philosophy of Rhetoric. Enjoy!
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