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School Culture Symposium: Top Presenters on Community and Virtue Formation
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Community and Virtue FormationLesson 1: Plato and Classical Education (with Dr. Matthew Post)2 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 2: Communal Education & Paideia (with Dr. Christopher Perrin)6 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 3: Embodied & Liturgical Learning (with Dr. Christopher Perrin)3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 4: The Practice of Scholé, Part 1 (with Dr. Christopher Perrin)12 Topics|1 Quiz
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Recommended Reading
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Outline of Session
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Discussion Questions
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Dr. Perrin's Presentation Slides
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Jesus, Martha, and Mary Johannes Vermeer's "Christ in the House of Martha and Mary" (1654-1655)
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Luke 10:38-42, "At the Home of Martha and Mary"
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Ratio and Intellectus (2 Aspects of Humans)
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A Rhythm of Rest in School, Class, & Family
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Cultivating Beautiful Spaces
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Fra Angelico's "Annunciation" (yr. 1437-46)
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Study Spaces to Encourage Scholé
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Thomas Aquinas: Liturgical Practice
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Recommended Reading
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Lesson 5: The Practice of Scholé, Part 2 (with Dr. Christopher Perrin)3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 6: Meaningful and Effective Classrooms (with Robyn Burlew)4 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 7: Setting Conditions in Culture (with Jerilyn Olson)4 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 8: Growing Culture (with Jerilyn Olson)2 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 9: Responding in Love (with Jerilyn Olson)2 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 10: The Basis of Partnership with Parents: Under the Church, Apprenticing Young Humans (with Robyn Burlew)2 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 11: Partnerships with Parents: Communication and Peacetime Strengthening (with Robyn Burlew)2 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 12: Culture, Calling, & Curriculum (with Dr. Kevin Clark and Ravi Scott Jain)4 Topics
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Grammar School Community, Virtue & EducationLesson 13: The Moral Imagination and the Importance of Stories (with Dr. Vigen Guroian)3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 14: Classroom Management Conducive to Learning (with Lori Jill Keeler)3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 15: Shepherding the Grammar School Students Heart (with Lori Jill Keeler)3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 16: Partnering with Parents (with Lori Jill Keeler)2 Topics|1 Quiz
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Upper School Community, Virtue & EducationLesson 17: Who Do We Teach? (with Josh Gibbs)4 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 18: Students Afflicted with Acedia & Ennui (with Josh Gibbs)2 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 19: Helping Students Overcome Acedia or Ennui (with Josh Gibbs)2 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 20: Leading Effective Discussions (with Dr. Christopher Schlect)3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 21: Socratic Teaching (with Andrew Kern)3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 22: Introduction to Socratic Education, Part 1 (with Dr. Christopher Perrin)3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 23: Introduction to Socratic Teaching, Part 2 (with Dr. Christopher Perrin)3 Topics|1 Quiz
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Lesson 24: An Example of Socratic Teaching (with Grant Horner)1 Topic|1 Quiz
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End of Course TestEnd of Course Test: School Culture: Full Lesson Tour in Community, Virtue, & Education1 Quiz
Lesson 16, Topic 2
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- Discuss ways that you have engaged in both macro- and micro-level communication. Do you think you have the right balance of the two? What does the right balance look like?
- Discuss ways in which you have benefitted by being proactive in your communication, making the initial contact with a parent when a difficulty arose.
- Discuss ways in which you have regretted not being proactive in your communication.
- Consider taking Lori Jill’s advice and taking the initiative to contact the parents of those students you teach who are the most difficult. Discuss what you think you should say to each parent that will serve them and build trust.
- What does it mean to cultivate a personal rather than impersonal relationship with parents?
- What does it mean that sometimes a parent “needs an ear, not an answer”?