“Hard work is immensely satisfying.” In this week’s podcast Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the mentally hard work of reading books like Moby-Dick. Andrew suggests that entertainment is not the primary purpose to read a challenging classic. If you aren’t already reading classics, listen for some of Andrew’s and Julie’s suggestions for how to start.

• Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville
• Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkein
• The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
• IEW Book Recommendations
• Moby-Dick audio book
• Anna Karenina audio book
• Billy Budd by Herman Melville
• The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
• Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

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It’s time for another Live Ask Andrew Anything episode! Join Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker as they answer questions from listeners. They were joined by Nicki Truesdell, who asked “How much grammar and writing do you think is necessary throughout the years of K-12?” Andrew and Julie also answer questions about Structure and Style® for Students, The Phonetic Zoo, instructor accreditation, and many others. This episode covers all things IEW!

• Nicki Truesdell
• Structure and Style® for Students
• Fix It!™ Grammar
• U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons
• Episode 398: Think like Shakespeare, Part 1
• How to Think like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education by Scott Newstok
• Anyone Can Homeschool by Nicki Truesdell
• University-Ready Writing
• Free Fix It! Grammar lessons
• Structure and Style for Students: Year 1 Level B
• Find an Instructor
• Primary Arts of Language
• The Phonetic Zoo
• Spelling and the Brain audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• All About Spelling
• From Composition to Copywork audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Apply for Accreditation
• Introduction to Public Speaking
• IEW Speech Contest

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Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss how both dads and grads can benefit from University-Ready Writing. Dads who are in the business world will benefit from grads who complete the course and become better writers. Listen to find out the top three things that make this course worth the investment for graduates and those working in the business world.

• University-Ready Writing
• Free University-Ready Writing lessons
• IEW Accredited Instructors
• Portable Walls™ for Academic Writing

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With the end of the school year comes new opportunities to spend time outside. Listen to this week’s episode as Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss furnishing the mind with time spent outdoors. We all know that spending time outside is good for children. How might spending time outside also improve students’ writing skills?

• Episode 248: Nature Deficit Disorder, Part 1
• Nature Deficit Disorder audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
• Until the Streetlights Come On by Ginny Yurich
• 1000 Hours Outside
• Wonders of Science Writing Lessons
• Read Aloud Revival Nature Study booklist and activity guide
• Podcast studio pictures

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Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker welcome Kim Cromer to talk about the importance and lifelong impact of learning speech and debate skills. Kim is the Executive Director of NCFCA Christian Speech & Debate (National Christian Forensics and Communications Association) and serves as a member on the Qualification Committee, providing vision and operational oversight for the organization.

• Kim Cromer
• NCFCA Christian Speech & Debate
• Introduction to Public Speaking
• Episode 398: Think like Shakespeare, Part 1
• How to Think like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education by Scott Newstok
• NCFCA National Championship
• Free Speech Lessons

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In this week’s episode Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker encourage parents and teachers to take time over the summer to hone their craft of teaching, focusing on The Great TWSS Adventure. Evan Smith, IEW Accreditation Specialist, shares more about this opportunity to work through Teaching Writing: Structure and Style® during the same time frame when others all over the globe are doing the same thing.

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®
• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw®
• “Sharpen Your Saw with IEW Events and Resources”
• Nurturing Competent Communicators audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Virtual Teaching Writing: Structure and Style®
• The Great TWSS Adventure
• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style
• Structure and Style for Students
• Seminar Workbook
• Premium Membership
• Instructor Accreditation
• IEW YouTube channel

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This week’s episode is about preventing summer evaporation! Join Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker as they discuss ideas for summer learning that won’t lead to long faces and complaints. From state history field trips to scavenger hunts, IEW’s customer service team gave Julie a host of ideas for a summer of fun and learning.

• 1000 Hours Outside blog
• Episode 367: 1000 Hours Outside – A Conversation with Ginny Yurich
• Episode 323: Preventing Evaporation – Strategies for Summer Writing
• Episode 373: Summer Writing Ideas
• Read Aloud Revival
• Camp BOOK IT! Summer Program
• Principles of Motivation audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 425

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An encomium is a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly. In this week’s episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker brainstorm ways to show appreciation to teachers and mothers. They also reminisce about teachers who influenced them. Has your student ever written an encomium to show appreciation for you or a teacher? Listen to this episode to hear Andrew’s and Julie’s topic ideas for an encomium in praise of a teacher or mother.

• IEW Appreciates Teachers!
• IEW Appreciates Teachers! blog post
• R23: Lessons in Cinema, Part 1
• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style® Seminar Workbook
• Unit 5 Student Sample
• Transcript of Podcast Episode 424

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