Jonas Sauder

Jonas completed forty years of Christian school teaching and administration in 2013. His current work in Christian education includes teaching summer term classes at Faith Builders, leading workshops for the CLE fall workshop tour, developing curriculum for CLE, and chairing the CASBI planning committee.Jonas is interested in literature (particularly poetry), writing, history, and general pedagogy.

Understanding Pupils, Teaching the Lesson, Part II

How do you go beyond talking to really teach? The overview of teaching continues with a discussion of preparing and presenting lessons and assignments. Jonas suggests principles to guide teachers in helping students through...

Reading, Writing, and Speaking Across the Curriculum, Part III

Jonas continues with activities that promote deeper integration of learning, including asking questions of people in history and paraphrasing familiar passages.Courtesy FBEP.

How Teachers Can Stimulate and Encourage Each Other

Although there is value in using outside resources, Jonas reminds teachers not to neglect to contribute to and receive from their fellow teachers. None of us teach or work on our own: we need each other to build one another up...

Reading, Writing, and Speaking Across the Curriculum, Part I

Writing can be an effective way to respond to or interact with the subjects of history, math, and science. Jonas lists alternatives to predictable writing assignments, and suggests general guidelines for giving writing...

A Christian Philosophy of Education

David Burkey explains the Christian relationship with knowledge. Because of the way God has revealed himself, we ought to be faithful in our learning and teaching. Courtesy FBEP.

Understanding Pupils, Teaching the Lesson, Part IV

How do we ask questions to stimulate interest? Grounded in the teaching example of Jesus, Jonas gives advice for building school spirit with honest, straightforward interactions. The session also addresses the goals of poetry...

Understanding Pupils, Teaching the Lesson, Part V

Jonas deals with children's insecurities, and ways teachers should minister to their middle-school students' spiritual needs.Courtesy FBEP.

Discerning the Times

When does apparent stability introduce change? When does apparent change offer stability?Courtesy CASBI.

Understanding Pupils, Teaching the Lesson, Part III

A teacher must do more than impart information. A teacher is a trainer, one who shapes the pupils in his care. Jonas covers essentials of student nurture in the context of the classroom.Courtesy FBEP.

Where Are the Teachers?

Jonas addresses the difficulty we face in finding teachers, and a forward looking effort towards a solution.Courtesy CASBI.

Reading, Writing, and Speaking Across the Curriculum, Part II

In the second part of the series on reading, writing, and speaking across the curriculum, Jonas focuses on the role of reading and writing in Bible and language arts.Courtesy FBEP.

Curriculum Development: Textbook Selection

How do we teach children to think of all things as they belong to God's world? Jonas calls us to teach our students the content of the fear of God: to learn from His love and holiness as we study His world. Jonas lists areas of...

Understanding the People You Serve

How can we meet the expectations of the people we serve? Jonas points us to serve others with our eyes on the Lord. He discusses common attitudes of parents whose children are in school, and encourages a respectful partnership...

Living Approaches in Social Studies

Jonas demonstrates his approach to using literature in the classroom, and includes selections from Amos Fortune, Freeman, The Bronze Bow, and Around the World in 180 Days. He also previews effective methods of teaching...

Practical Ways to Support the Faculty

The teacher is the most essential part of a Christian school classroom. Jonas discusses how a board and community can come together to support the teacher.Courtesy CASBI.