Interview– Dr. Jeff Pratt: Practicing What You Teach

Written By Ellen Bennett
 

You can't miss Jeff's giant heart for people and his love of learning and teaching, especially about theology, which he has lived out while walking through some painful circumstances such as his daughter, Sophia, only living 13 days, and his wife of 30 years being diagnosed with and treated for stage 3+ cancer. Jeff is a deep thinker, and his ideas on education are refreshing and uplifting. He certainly enriched my heart for education and my students when he was my boss at Horizon Prep. He is now the Head of School at Calvin Christian School in Escondido, California.

Jeff mentions some valuable resources: the song, "Imago Dei" by Sean Feucht, the books Its Not About Me by Max Lucado and The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis (which is an intriguing story about heaven, and is not about marriage), and the podcast entitled, "Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life." He also recommends the book by Paul David Tripp, Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and Do.

 

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Ellen Bennett

Ellen Bennett lives near San Diego, California. She has been married to Steve for over 30 years. They have two adult children with incredible spouses, Matt married to Elizabeth who have an adorable son, Caleb and another on the way, and Hayley married to Micah. And, she also has an incorrigible, stinky, and beloved “stroodle” (schnauzer/terrier/poodle?) rescue dog named Covie.

Ellen grew up in Memphis, TN and attended UT Knoxville - GO VOLS. She majored in English literature, has a Master’s in Education, and taught secondary English for 9 years at a private Classical Christian school. She also has experience with homeschooling and teaching at a public school. She loves walks, talks, camping, hiking, and doing Bible studies with friends. She relies on “the love God has for us” (1 John 4:16) and…on her husband brewing her coffee every morning

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