Lindsey Ralls
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Where’s the humility?
Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) The more I study the New Testament, the more I recognize how much Jesus values humility. Whether he is directly addressing it (like in Luke 14:11 and James 4:6-7), or making more of an indirect reference (like with the rich young ruler), humility is clearly something Jesus desires in his followers. Over the… Continue reading
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Asking the Right Questions
Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Teacher: “And that’s how you convert a fraction to a percent. Does anyone have any questions?” Student: “I don’t understand.” Teacher: “What specifically don’t you understand?” Student: “I just don’t get it.” Teacher: “Well, let’s start at the beginning, do you understand how to turn the fraction into a decimal number?” Student: “Yes,… Continue reading
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Conquering The Mountain
Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) During the first week of Christmas break, we traveled to Tennessee with my parents and spent a few days at a cabin in the Smoky Mountains. On the last day of our trip my oldest daughter, myself, and my parents decided to do a short hike at the base of… Continue reading
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Dialectic Catechism
Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Dialectic Catechism – English 7 2 Peter 1:5-7 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. What are the three stages of the… Continue reading
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Rhetoric Catechism
Summit Christian Academy Summit Christian Academy What are the stages of the trivium? The three stages of the Trivium are grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric. What is Rhetoric? Rhetoric is the faculty of observing in any given case all of the available means of persuasion. How should rhetoric be used? I should think, write, and speak… Continue reading
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The Virtue of Argument
Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) The Virtue of Argument As I sat down at my computer to write this, my daughter asked me what I was writing about. Adequately explaining virtue to a 9 year old seemed like it might take more time than I wanted to devote at the moment, so I simply said,… Continue reading
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Promoting Student Engagement
By changing the layout of her classroom, and introducing the idea of “participation tickets”, Anita’s 7th grade Civics students became more engaged in the discussion. Continue reading
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Narratio seen in Acts 22
Students in speech class learn more about narratio through Paul’s speech in Acts 22. Continue reading
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Incorporating Argument into Personal Finance
Lindsey’s class looked deeply into the lives of Esther, Moses, Noah and Jesus to learn more about the interview process, the purpose of job descriptions, and how someone’s qualifications are important. Continue reading
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