# Turn Off the TV & Read More Books | Classical Et Cetera Mailbag

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Podcast: [Classical Et Cetera](https://stenobird.com/podcast/classical-et-cetera-1376583)
Published: 2026-07-08T17:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://memoriapresspodcastnetwork.podbean.com/e/turn-off-the-tv-read-more-books-classical-et-cetera-mailbag/
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## Resource

This week is another Classical Et Cetera Mailbag episode! We're answering your questions on cursive, how teachers and parents both bear responsibility for a child's education, how to build a love of reading in a large family, and whether it's wise to let a child specialize in one talent or sport. We also talk through what it looks like to raise children with classical, Christian values when your surrounding community doesn't share them. Send us more questions at podcast@memoriapress.com! *What We're Reading* from This Episode: "Farmer Giles of Ham" J.R.R. Tolkien (Paul)"The Calamity Club" Kathryn Stockett (Tanya)"Northanger Abbey" Jane Austen (Tanya)"The Christmas Companion" Skye McAlpine (Dee)"City of God" St. Augustine (Dee)"Things We Never Say" Elizabeth Strout (Jessica)"To Kill a Mockingbird" Harper Lee (Paul)"Notes from Underground" Fyodor Dostoevsky (Paul)

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