The topic of motivation excites me a good deal more than procedures, rules, and other necessary-but-dry...
Last summer, I had the privilege of working at my father’s business just as he was starting to put...
“I must say I don’t really care for parent/teacher conferences. I showed the paper to Seth and said, 'Let’s...
Years ago, a wise teacher offered me invaluable advice. When I bemoaned my failures in the classroom, my...
One day after a chapel speaker reflected on being thankful, my students said “thank you” for everything....
In the classroom I strive to maximize excellence and efficiency coupled with education. “Today I’m going to...
Photo by Gautam Arora on Unsplash “Effective instruction practices are an integral part of effective behavior...
I wonder if others have noticed with me that grumbling about circumstances often only makes the situation...
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash School prepares our students for life in the adult world. So why bother with...
In his classic memoir of school teaching, The Thread That Runs So True, Jesse Stuart tells this little story:...
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash In our neck of the woods, “November” is our shorthand for “bleak days with...
Crash! Oh, dear. Nelson’s box of 64 crayons just spilled again. Five children rush from their seats to help...
I had never seriously pondered the mandate in Ephesians to not be drunk with wine. Wine doesn’t even tempt...
I began teaching before everyday Americans had computers or email in their homes. I remember when students...
Recently as I recounted several math ideas I find beneficial in the classroom, I thought perhaps sharing them...
“Refreshments will be served.” Sometimes we hear this announced in regards to a meeting or event....
Research papers are probably the most daunting of all assignments for school students. Keeping that in mind,...
“What is one unhealthy habit you want to change?” A couple of years ago, my third and fourth graders answered...
The relationship between Good Friday, COVID-19, and Easter “We are extremely wet inside.” The simple,...
Photo by Gabby Orcutt on Unsplash I was six years old, with pigtail braids down my back, when I began my...
