Leigh! at Lunch 2012-2013 Season

Please join Leigh!@Lunch this week as Leigh and Shannon Brown discuss the ins and outs of end of grade testing. Is your child ready? What are the legal requirements for YOUR state? What do you do if your child has struggled all year? Have questions about the testing booklets? These questions, and more, will be answered in this session of Leigh!@Lunch on BTR with Leigh and Shannon Brown! Remember to sign up on blogtalkradio.com in order to chat and ask questions during the show.

Welcome to a new year of Leigh!@Lunch! Please join Leigh!@Lunch this week as Matt interviews author of The War Against Grammar, David Mulroy.  David Mulroy earned his Ph.D. in Classics at Stanford University. After graduating, he taught at Princeton University and, since 1973, at the University of Wisconsin.  Dr. Mulroy is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Scholars and Vice-President of the Wisconsin Association of Scholars.  In 1996, he received the Barry M. Gross Memorial Award from the National Association of Scholars for “distinguished service to the cause of academic reform” as founder and Director of the Certificate Program in the Study of Liberal Arts through Great Books at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Mulroy is the translator of Early Greek Lyric Poetry, Horace’s Odes and Epodes, and Catullus’ Poems.  His works include Politics and Great Books,  The War Against Grammar, and Alphabetic Literacy ands the Revitalization of the Liberal Arts. We are grateful to have David Mulroy on our show and hope that you take advantage of the opportunity to hear him talk about his book, The War Against Grammar. Remember to sign up on blogtalkradio.com in order to chat and ask questions during the show.  

Join Leigh!@Lunch this week as Matt Bianco interviews Pastor Steve Wilkins about Advent, Christmas, and the Saints. Steve Wilkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree (in Pre-Law) from the University of Alabama and a Masters of Divinity from the Reformed Theological Seminary of Jackson, Mississippi. He has served as the pastor of Auburn Avenue Presbyterian Church of Monroe, Louisiana since 1989. Pastor Wilkins is the author of Face to Face: Meditations on Friendship & Hospitality , Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee, & most recently All Things for Good: The Steadfast Fidelity of Stonewall Jackson. We hope you take advantage of this unique opportunity to listen and participate in this great discussion about Church history and Christmas. Remember to sign up on blogtalkradio.com in order to chat and ask questions during the show.

Join Leigh!@Lunch! this week as Leigh interviews the CEO of TeenPact Leadership Schools, Peter Martin. TeenPact is a dynamic, hands-on leadership school for Christian students. The TeenPact mission is to train youth to understand the political process, value their liberty, defend their Christian faith and engage the culture at a time in their lives when, typically, they do not care about such things. From the first class in the Georgia state capitol in 1994 to nearly 50 classes in 2012, TeenPact continues to teach a hands on approach to government and leadership and encourages students to be involved at a time in their lives when, typically, they do not care about such things.  TeenPact teaches students that the answer to the problems in America is spiritual revival – not politics. Tune in to this week's show to learn more about TeenPact! Don't forget to sign up on blogtalkradio.com to participate in the conversation.

Join Leigh!@Lunch! this week as Leigh interviews best-selling author, N.D. Wilson. Leigh will discuss N.D. Wilson's latest book for kids out from Random House, Ashtown Burials I: The Dragon's Tooth and will also be talking about Wilson's latest C.S. Lewis movie project. We hope you can join this week's conversation with N.D. Wilson as he talks about the importance of stories and how classical education can better prepare students in their writing skills. N. D. Wilson is the author of Leepike Ridge, a children's adventure story, and 100 Cupboards, the first installment in a multi-world fantasy series. He received his Masters degree from Saint John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, is the managing editor of Credenda/Agenda magazine and is also a Fellow of Literature at New Saint Andrews College. His writing has appeared in Books & Culture, The Chattahoochee Review, and Esquire. Remember to sign up/register on blogtalkradio.com in order to participate in this week's episode.

Join Leigh!@Lunch! this week as Leigh discusses Classical Conversations changes for 2012. Leigh will be joined this week by a group of CC leaders from around the country to discuss upcoming changes in 2012. This team of leaders will share some of the product updates and changes ocurring in 2012 and also will be discussing tuition changes. We hope that this show will prove helpful to all of our CC families and friends. Please remember to sign up or register on blogtalkradio.com in order to participate in this week's conversation. We are planning to take a lot of questions for this week's show and we do hope you participate.

Join Leigh!@Lunch! this week as Matt Bianco hosts this week's show to interview author David Hicks about his book, Norms & Nobility: A Treatise on Education. "First published in 1981 when it won the American Library Association's Outstanding Book Award, Norms & Nobility has become a classic text in the education reform movement. Beginning with the premise that any vital system of education must maintain the link between thought and action, knowing and doing, David Hicks offers a compelling argument on behalf of the classical tradition and its ongoing relevance to contemporary pedagogy. The large and loyal following that htis argument has attracted among administrators and teachers over the years bears witness to the practical wisdom of Hick'sideas." - back of Norms & Nobility Please take advantage of this unique opportunity to listen to David Hicks speak about education. Remember to sign up/register on blogtalkradio in order to participate in this week's show!

Join Leigh!@Lunch! this week as Leigh interviews Jeff Baldwin from Worlview Academy. Jeff Baldwin is the research director for Worldview Academy and the headmaster of Steadfast Christian Classical School. He served for four years as the humanities chair for Providence Classical School in Spring, Texas. He also served as the creative editor for Understanding the Times by David A. Noebel, and co-authored the Understanding the Times curriculum. Jeff recently published a worldview primer for students K-5. He has also published a collection of essays, poems and short stories entitled The Twelve Trademarks of Great Literature, and an introduction to worldviews based on the stories of Frankenstein and Jekyll and Hyde entitled The Deadliest Monster. Currently, Jeff is producing discussion guides for Worldview Academy’s website, TheGreatBooks.com. Each guide helps educators teach a classic work from the Christian perspective; works range from Homer’s Odyssey to John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Jeff’s articles have appeared in World, Teachers in Focus, and New Attitude, and have been broadcast on Charles Colson’s radio program, Breakpoint. Jeff teaches nation-wide at camps and conferences. Jeff’s wife, Linda, homeschools their youngest child and teaches Latin and Grammar at SCCS. Don't forget to sign up on blogtalkradio.com in order to participate in this week's discussion on Leigh!@Lunch!

Join Leigh this week as she is joined by two other Challenge tutors from Classical Conversations to talk about teaching Latin.  Latin expert Kathy Sheppard and Denise Moore will dive into this week's discussion providing helpful tips and advice to teaching and understanding Latin more effectively. Please take advantage of this unique opportunity to listen to 3 Challenge tutors discuss the ins and outs of teaching Latin. Don't forget to join the conversation by signing up on blogtalkradio and chatting or calling in with your specific questions and comments.

Join Matt  Bianco and the CCMM Team this Wednesday on Leigh!@Lunch as they discuss specific Classical Conversations' products and resources.  Jennifer Greenholt and Courtney Sanford will be with us from Classical Conversations Multi Media team to explain and share products from Classical Conversations. Some of these products include the Scribbler Program/Resources and WAS - American Documents.       We hope you take the time to join the conversation by signing up on blogtalkradio and chatting or calling in with your specific questions and comments. 

Please join Leigh!@Lunch this week as Leigh talks state Legislature with Warren Daniel. Warren Daniel is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 44. Daniel joined the Senate in 2011 after winning election on November 2, 2010. After graduating from West Point with a B.S. in National Security and Public Affairs, Daniel was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Field Artillery. He later transitioned to reserve status and earned his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He began practicing in his family's firm in 2000. Daniel and his wife, Lydia, have three daughters. Later in the show Leigh will also be interviewing Jamie Radtke, candidate in the 2012 Senate race in Virginia.  Jamie Radtke is a CC Mom and was a past CC director.  In 2009, Jamie was swept up in the spontaneous grassroots movement reshaping the entire political landscape in America: the Tea Party. She became the President of Richmond Tea Party and Chairwoman of the Federation of Virginia Tea Party Patriots. As a result of her hard work in advancing the core principles of constitutionally limited government, fiscal responsibility, free markets, and virtue and accountability, her success has been recognized in a variety of ways. She received the National Sam Adams Alliance Award for the Tea Party; she was one of 20 conservative women highlighted in the recent Citizens United documentary Fire from the Heartland for her work to improve America; she was named by Style Weekly as one of Richmond’s Top 40 Under 40; and she has repeatedly interviewed with local and national media outlets, including FOX News, the Wall Street Journal, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Please join Leigh this week for a great show!  **Don't forget to sign up on blogtalkradio.com to win prizes and enter the discussion on Leigh!@Lunch.

Join Leigh!@Lunch on Wednesday, September 28th, as she interviews Directors from Classical Conversations.  Leigh will sit down with a few Directors from Classical Conversations to discuss how to integrate subjects for Classical Conversations' tutors and parents. Please take advantage of this informational but interactive discussion on not just how to integrate the subjects but also why integrating the subjects is important. If you have questions or want to share something do not hesitate to call in or chat online and enter in on the disucssion.  *Remember to sign up/register on blogtalkradio so that you can better participate in the chat and have a chance to win prizes from Classical Conversations. 

Join Leigh!@Lunch this week as Leigh interviews author, Stanley Fish as they discuss his most current book, How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One. In addition to being one of the country's leading public intellectuals, Professor Fish is an extraordinarily prolific author whose works include over 200 scholarly publications and books. While his research covers a variety of fields, Professor Fish has written for many of the country's leading law journals. including Stanford Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Yale Law Journal, University of Chicago Law Review, Columbia Law Review, and Texas Law Review. Stanley Fish is currently a professor of humanities and law at Florida International University, in Miami. In the Fall of 2011, he will be Oscar M. Ruebhausen Distinguished Senior Fellow and Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He has also taught at the University of California at Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, Duke University and the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is the author of 13 books, most recently “How to Write a Sentence,” a celebration of sentence craft and sentence pleasure; “Save the World On Your Own Time"; and “The Fugitive in Flight,” a study of the 1960s TV drama. His essays and articles have appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Harper's Magazine, Esquire, The Atlantic and The New York Times.  

Join Leigh and enter into the discussion of politics.  In this episode, Leigh will be talking politics and also be sharing who she is supporting in the 2012 presidential election. Want to know what Leigh is saying about who she is supporting? "Politics do not matter to him as much as the truth. He knows it is wrong to ask for money that just doesn’t exist and isn’t yours. Finally there is a presidential candidate who not only understands thoroughly that ideas have consequences, but I believe has a chance to win. I’ve supported him through supporting mutually shared ideas and associations for over thirty years. I’ve known about him for a long time, and I finally think he can win.  I’d like to announce my support for __________ for President." Who is Leigh supporting in 2012? Tune in to find out!  We are excited for this show as we hope you are too. Please join the conversation to discuss politics with Leigh!@Lunch.

Welcome back to the start of the new season of Leigh!@Lunch! Listen in as Leigh interviews actress, author, and Talk Radio Host, Janine Turner as she discusses her new foundation, "Constituting America".  Leigh will then address the start of the school year and share some Clasical Conversations updates and growth throughout the summer.  Janine is best known for her role as Maggie O'Connell' in the Emmy Award-winning CBS series, Northern Exposure, for which she earned three Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy nomination. Janine has also starred in the top rated, hit Lifetime series, Strong Medicine and NBC’s critically acclaimed, Friday Night Lights. She has starred in numerous films including Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone, Robert Altman’s Dr. T and the Women, and Steel Magnolias and as June Cleaver in the feature film version of, "Leave it to Beaver." She is the author of the Washington Post bestseller book, "Holding Her Head High: 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History." Janine is an avid reader and writer, with a passion for history and politics. Her op-ed commentary articles have been published in media outlets such as FoxNews.com, and she has appeared on numerous television and radio talk shows including Fox and Friends, Hannity, Glenn Beck, The O’Reilly Factor, Neil Cavuto, Megyn Kelly's America Live, Larry King Live, Laura Ingraham, William Bennett, Lou Dobbs and the Steve Gill Show. Please tune in for a great opening show!