Recently I read this quote by John Dewey: “We do not learn from experience...we learn from reflecting on experience.” Here are some of my recent reflections: How should I respond when ongoing demands and tyrannical deadlines...

Our students are God's children, each and every one. He chooses to mold and shape them through other people, especially their teachers and parents.Excerpt from Applied Science in the Classroom.

I don't make New Year's Resolutions. But I typically ponder the highlights of the past year and consider new goals. How carefully can you tiptoe around that "resolutions" word?!! :) Resolutions and goals can almost become one and...

History/Social Studies The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive : biographical and historical resources; section on famous curves Recordings from the Library of Congress (disclaimer - some language is offensive now) HP Trust :...

In a 25-page handout developed for new teacher orientation, Betty Yoder discusses essentials, including discipline plans, schedules, and planning recesses and recreation. From the contributor: "A number of years ago I wrote up an...

Grace. What does grace look like in the classroom? The One who is full of grace and truth calls us to reflect Him. But when students are grumpy and lethargic and unlovely, I often feel attacked and instead of reflecting His...

By my standards, we never get enough snow in Kansas. While the news is heralding grand snowstorms in the east (you can tell I haven't tasted much of snow's inconvenience), I search in vain for even the slightest hope that we...