Practical Paideia

Making Pedagogy Palpable

Where Paideia starts to feel possible…

  • Dialectic Lesson Plan Sample

    Emily Thomeer and Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Below is a sample lesson plan that incorporate classical techniques, dialectic goals, biblical integration, virtue, and wonder. It is based off of a 90 minute course that is on a block schedule and is geared towards 7th grade students. Read more

  • Lesson Plan Framework

    by Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Sometimes it’s helpful for new (and even experienced) teachers to have a framework for what a good lesson plan should look like, as well as the things it should include. A sample framework can be found below. Read more

  • Creating a Framework

    by Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) I learned something this week that has been happening all year and I wish I’d known about it earlier! Our first grade teacher has been focusing on a unique attribute of God every week throughout the year in first grade. She began with the letter A and has made it all the way… Read more

  • Ratus and Viridis (Screwtape Letters meets Classical Education)

    by Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) (1) Viridis, Why is it when we start a new job, that we are tempted to view questions as a sign of weakness? We don’t want to ask too many questions because then maybe those that hired us will second-guess their decision. Nothing could be less true. Einstein was… Read more

  • Embracing the mishaps

    by Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) On Tuesday afternoon I asked one of our new teachers how his first day went and he said it was awesome. I asked him the same question the next day and his response started with “well…”.  On day two, as Bible class began, he realized that his printer wouldn’t… Read more

  • Inspired Toward Discovery

    by Lindsey Ralls – Summit Christian Academy My plan, was to sit in 9th grade history for about five minutes and then move on to other things. What happened, was that I stayed for nearly thirty minutes because I couldn’t pull myself away. Mr. Christian does such a great job at Socratic discussion that I didn’t want to leave… Read more

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Pai·deia (noun) – The upbringing of a child

Prac·ti·cal (adjective) – Concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with simply theory and ideas 

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