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    <title>Going With The Flow? - Episodes Tagged with “Stem”</title>
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    <description>A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense. 
Is it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, how do we navigate our current culture to figure out when we can go with the flow? Those are the questions that we wrestle with each week. 
Join us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process!
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    <itunes:subtitle>To go or not to go with the flow...that is the question</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense. 
Is it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, how do we navigate our current culture to figure out when we can go with the flow? Those are the questions that we wrestle with each week. 
Join us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process!
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  <title>Episode 112: Why I Stayed At My Classical Christian School, Part 2 - Athletes</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense. 

Is it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, do you think you ought to go with the flow and follow the current trends in culture? Those are the questions that Eric DeVries and Tyler Howat wrestle with each week. 

Join us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Continuing the series on "Why I Stayed At My Classical Christian School," Eric and Tyler interview some of their star student athletes about balancing their work load, what it's like playing for a school they don't attend, and how they're living out their leadership training. 
This podcast features a portion of the song “Happy end (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/MyUnderground/11-Distemper-Happyend)” by Distemper (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/), available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024)
Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/)
Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/ 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Continuing the series on &quot;Why I Stayed At My Classical Christian School,&quot; Eric and Tyler interview some of their star student athletes about balancing their work load, what it&#39;s like playing for a school they don&#39;t attend, and how they&#39;re living out their leadership training. </p>

<p><em>This podcast features a portion of the song “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/MyUnderground/11-Distemper-Happyend" rel="nofollow">Happy end</a>” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/" rel="nofollow">Distemper</a>, available under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license</a>.</em></p>

<p><strong>Subscribe</strong>: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024" rel="nofollow">Stitcher</a><br>
<strong>Follow</strong>: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a><br>
<strong>Learn More</strong>: <a href="https://www.theriveracademy.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theriveracademy.org/</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Continuing the series on &quot;Why I Stayed At My Classical Christian School,&quot; Eric and Tyler interview some of their star student athletes about balancing their work load, what it&#39;s like playing for a school they don&#39;t attend, and how they&#39;re living out their leadership training. </p>

<p><em>This podcast features a portion of the song “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/MyUnderground/11-Distemper-Happyend" rel="nofollow">Happy end</a>” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/" rel="nofollow">Distemper</a>, available under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license</a>.</em></p>

<p><strong>Subscribe</strong>: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024" rel="nofollow">Stitcher</a><br>
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<strong>Learn More</strong>: <a href="https://www.theriveracademy.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theriveracademy.org/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 104: Why Classical?</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense. 

Is it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, do you think you ought to go with the flow and follow the current trends in culture? Those are the questions that Eric DeVries and Tyler Howat wrestle with each week. 

Join us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>This week, Eric and Tyler explore why we choose Classical Education. This is an introduction–we'll explore this much more as we go on.
Here are some links for further reading:
* An Intro to Classical Christian Education (https://classicalacademicpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ICE.pdf)
* Why Classical Education? (https://romanroadsmedia.com/2012/05/why-classical/)
* "Classical Education–The Best Preparation for STEM (https://insideclassicaled.com/classical-education-the-best-preparation-for-stem/)"
* "Why STEM students need the liberal arts (https://classicaleducation.institute/why-stem-students-need-the-liberal-arts/)"
This podcast features a portion of the song “Happy end (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/MyUnderground/11-Distemper-Happyend)” by Distemper (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/), available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024)
Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/)
Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/ 
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Eric and Tyler explore why we choose Classical Education. This is an introduction–we&#39;ll explore this much more as we go on.</p>

<p>Here are some links for further reading:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://classicalacademicpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ICE.pdf" rel="nofollow">An Intro to Classical Christian Education</a></li>
<li><a href="https://romanroadsmedia.com/2012/05/why-classical/" rel="nofollow">Why Classical Education?</a></li>
<li>&quot;<a href="https://insideclassicaled.com/classical-education-the-best-preparation-for-stem/" rel="nofollow">Classical Education–The Best Preparation for STEM</a>&quot;</li>
<li>&quot;<a href="https://classicaleducation.institute/why-stem-students-need-the-liberal-arts/" rel="nofollow">Why STEM students need the liberal arts</a>&quot;</li>
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<p><em>This podcast features a portion of the song “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/MyUnderground/11-Distemper-Happyend" rel="nofollow">Happy end</a>” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/" rel="nofollow">Distemper</a>, available under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license</a>.</em></p>

<p><strong>Subscribe</strong>: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024" rel="nofollow">Stitcher</a><br>
<strong>Follow</strong>: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a><br>
<strong>Learn More</strong>: <a href="https://www.theriveracademy.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theriveracademy.org/</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Eric and Tyler explore why we choose Classical Education. This is an introduction–we&#39;ll explore this much more as we go on.</p>

<p>Here are some links for further reading:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://classicalacademicpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ICE.pdf" rel="nofollow">An Intro to Classical Christian Education</a></li>
<li><a href="https://romanroadsmedia.com/2012/05/why-classical/" rel="nofollow">Why Classical Education?</a></li>
<li>&quot;<a href="https://insideclassicaled.com/classical-education-the-best-preparation-for-stem/" rel="nofollow">Classical Education–The Best Preparation for STEM</a>&quot;</li>
<li>&quot;<a href="https://classicaleducation.institute/why-stem-students-need-the-liberal-arts/" rel="nofollow">Why STEM students need the liberal arts</a>&quot;</li>
</ul>

<p><em>This podcast features a portion of the song “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/MyUnderground/11-Distemper-Happyend" rel="nofollow">Happy end</a>” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/" rel="nofollow">Distemper</a>, available under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license</a>.</em></p>

<p><strong>Subscribe</strong>: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024" rel="nofollow">Stitcher</a><br>
<strong>Follow</strong>: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a><br>
<strong>Learn More</strong>: <a href="https://www.theriveracademy.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theriveracademy.org/</a></p>]]>
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