Ep 501: Crafting a personal curriculum for a lifelong learner

What Should I Read Next?

When she discovered the idea of a personal curriculum, today's guest couldn't wait to apply this concept to her reading life.

Amy St. Amand, a primary care clinical pharmacist from Rhode Island, wants to know a little bit about a whole lot of things. She's working to build a personal learning plan that encompasses a variety of her assorted interests, and she's here today for Anne's help in developing and refining her selected topics.

Anne couldn't wait to hear more about Amy's approach, why this idea resonated with her so much, and her progress so far. After they explore Amy's project, Anne recommends a whole lot of mostly nonfiction books that will help Amy delve deeper into her chosen topics.

See the list of titles mentioned today at our show notes page, which you'll find at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/501.

If you're a member of our Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club, today's topic may sound familiar in a really fun way. We touched on the idea of a personal curriculum in our recent book club class, A Close Look at Great Books. Among other topics, this class explored our community manager Ginger Horton's ongoing grad school experience focused on a Great Books curriculum, and how you can apply some of those ideas to your own reading life.

If this sounds like good nerdy fun to you, head over to ModernMrsDarcy.com/club for even more of these types of conversations.

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When she discovered the idea of a personal curriculum, today's guest couldn't wait to apply this concept to her reading life.

Amy St. Amand, a primary care clinical pharmacist from Rhode Island, wants to know a little bit about a whole lot of things. She's working to build a personal learning plan that encompasses a variety of her assorted interests, and she's here today for Anne's help in developing and refining her selected topics.

Anne couldn't wait to hear more about Amy's approach, why this idea resonated with her so much, and her progress so far. After they explore Amy's project, Anne recommends a whole lot of mostly nonfiction books that will help Amy delve deeper into her chosen topics.

See the list of titles mentioned today at our show notes page, which you'll find at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/501.

If you're a member of our Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club, today's topic may sound familiar in a really fun way. We touched on the idea of a personal curriculum in our recent book club class, A Close Look at Great Books. Among other topics, this class explored our community manager Ginger Horton's ongoing grad school experience focused on a Great Books curriculum, and how you can apply some of those ideas to your own reading life.

If this sounds like good nerdy fun to you, head over to ModernMrsDarcy.com/club for even more of these types of conversations.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025-11-04 63 min
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