Classical Schools Don't Just Form Students | Andrew Ellison Pt. 2 | The Furrows

In Part 2 of his conversation with Ryan and Alex, Andrew Ellison—veteran classical educator and former headmaster—opens with something he couldn't wait to share: a bucket-list Tallis Scholars concert in Dallas that arrived at exactly the right moment. The story becomes a lens for exploring how classical education transforms not just students, but every person in a school building—teachers, administrators, and ultimately the families and communities around them. What's in This Episode: – How a Tallis Scholars concert sparked a reflection on classical education's power to form everyone in a school building—including the headmaster – Where graduates and non-educators can find real communities of lifelong learning once they've left the classroom – What makes faculty common reading programs genuinely formative and what quietly kills them – Why the shared faculty office is a non-negotiable architectural feature of a classical school – How classical education's influence ripples outward from teachers to students to families and how it opened one educator's path to faith Chapters: 00:00: Catching Up with Andrew—Health Update and a Bucket List Concert 05:30: The Tallis Scholars and the Revival of Renaissance Sacred Music 14:41: The Veritas Music Teacher Who Changed a Headmaster's Ear 22:00: Mortimer Adler on Leisure and the Purpose of Liberal Education 28:00: Well-Read Mom and the Quest for Lifelong Learning Communities 31:12: Faculty Common Reading—Power, Pitfalls, and What Actually Works 42:13: The Shared Faculty Office as a Non-Negotiable 47:20: How Classical Culture Ripples to Students and Families 53:20: Church Communities and Classical Schools as Cultural Seedbeds 55:55: The Way of Beauty—How Classical Education Deepened Andrew's Faith Resources Mentioned: – The Tallis Scholars: https://www.thetallisscholars.co.uk/ – Well-Read Mom: https://wellreadmom.com/ – "Labor, Leisure, and Liberal Education" by Mortimer J. Adler: https://theimaginativeconservative.or... – Classical Learning Test: https://www.cltexam.com/ – Arcadia Education: https://arcadiaed.com/ Hosted by Ryan Klopak (Arcadia Education) and Alex Julian (CLT). The Furrows podcast features leaders in classical education who have been transformed by classical education. Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios: https://saintkolbestudios.com/