Practical Paideia

Making Pedagogy Palpable

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November 23, 2025

Look at Your Music

Lindsey Ralls While sitting in seventh grade chorus this week, I listened as the students practiced a piece for the Christmas concert. After the song ended, one of the boys raised his hand and said, “I just don’t think I can hit that last high note—my voice just won’t do it!” The teacher responded by saying, “I… Continue reading

Encouraging Struggling Students, Integrating the Bible Well, Ordering Our Affections, Virtue in the Classroom

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August 23, 2025

Chat GPT is no William Tyndale

by Lindsey Ralls This morning, our chapel speaker didn’t use any Power Point slides. She explained that while she normally loved a good slide show, she wanted us all to read our passages from our physical Bibles, rather than just relying on the screen. She talked about William Tyndale, who translated the Bible into English… Continue reading

Primary Sources

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July 19, 2023

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… Continue reading

Instilling Wonder and Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity, Integrating the Bible Well, Practical Ideas for Humanities Teachers, Teachers Need Encouragement Too!, The Seven Laws of Teaching

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July 12, 2023

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… Continue reading

Catechisms, Integrating the Bible Well, Teachers Need Encouragement Too!, The Art of Persuasion and Strong Rhetoric

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July 10, 2023

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… Continue reading

Chapel, Integrating the Bible Well, School Culture, Virtue in the Classroom

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What We’re All About

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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Gazing…and Aristotle’s Five Common Topics

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Look at Your Music

Chat GPT is no William Tyndale

Embracing the mishaps

What 1 Corinthians taught me about persuasion

Upper School Chapel Theme Ideas

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What We’re All About

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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