Winston Brady, "Parents of Excellence" | Conference of Miletus

Developing Classical Thinkers

Winston Brady explains how parents and teachers work together for the mutual upbuilding of students. This relationship is a unique, collaborative partnership between teachers and parents for the time teachers have these students in their classes. Winston presents three ways parents can join in the work of classical education: asking, challenging, and encouraging. By asking students questions about what they're learning, challenging them to try new things or avoid taking shortcuts, and encouraging them each day, parents can help teachers help these students form good character and reach their unique, God-given potential.
Winston Brady has taught at Thales Academy since 2011 and has served Thales Academy in a variety of ways. He also hosts the Thales Academy podcast, Developing Classical Thinkers. Mr. Brady serves as the Director of Thales Press, an in-house publishing firm that produces textbooks, readings, and videos for Thales Academy and like-minded classical schools. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and three boys, all of whom he hopes will one day learn Latin.
Winston Brady delivered this conference presentation at the Conference of Miletus on July 10, 2023. The Conference of Miletus was a series of short lectures from members of the Thales Academy leadership team discussing what is true, what is good, and what is beautiful and the importance of these transcendental ideas to classical education.
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