Practical Paideia

Making Pedagogy Palpable

Where Paideia starts to feel possible…

  • What 1 Corinthians taught me about persuasion

    by Lindsey Ralls Last week, my homegroup read through 1 Corinthians chapter 2, where Paul basically tells the church in Corinth that he doesn’t speak to them with impressive or persuasive speech and that his words are not polished or philosophical. As a result, it is obvious that the power behind his words are only a… Read more

  • Cultivating Humility Through Literature

    by Lindsey Ralls  In Esther, we ask ourselves what situation have we been created for “such a time as this“. In Genesis we remind ourselves that, like Joseph, what man intended for evil, God intends for good. In Samuel, we can relate to the fact that regardless of what the world thinks about us, God… Read more

  • Upper School Chapel Theme Ideas

    by Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Picking a chapel theme for the year can feel like a pretty daunting task. It’s hard to find something that will a) last the entire year without feeling repetitive, b) resonate with middle school and high school students, yet isn’t too basic, and c) allow a variety of speakers… Read more

  • But I did all that work!

    When I walked into Algebra 1B today, the 9th and 10th graders were learning how to multiply polynomials. Mrs. Wissmann (always fun and creative), had brought in ‘algebra tiles’ so that the students could create a table for their notebooks to help them visualize this mathematical concept. I’m sure this idea took significant time and preparation. There was the… Read more

  • Can you measure culture?

     “The power of culture is measured by the degree in which it is taken for granted.” Wow. What a bold, but also very true, statement. Just this morning for example, my kids did not not tell me thank you when I woke them up on time, handed them their full lunchboxes, or made them breakfast. I wasn’t offended… Read more

  • Practical Ideas for Incorporating Argument by Example into the classroom

    Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) General Ideas that work across all subjects 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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