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Jonathan Erb

Middle Grades English

Is English your favorite subject or your greatest obstacle? Jonathan offers general tips for teaching language, including some aspects of language teaching that are different from teaching other subjects. Jonathan then teaches a...

The Word of God Is…

What provides perfect, sure, right, and pure guidance for the teacher and her class? The speakers reflect on the power and life in God's word.

History: "Wisconsin vs. Yoder" Explained

In 1972, the Amish were in the US Supreme Court defending the right to teach their children as their conscience dictated. Resulting precedents affect both our school and our constitutional rights for the practice of conscience....

I Have a Dream for My Students

To see them grow up to be teachers, parents, pastors, mission workers, and any other Christian work. Let us have that vision as we teach them today--the bigger Kingdom picture.

Just Google It

I wonder what Google says about that? For too many, Google has become a crutch. We need to beware of the easy information age we live in lest we became obese and unable to dig into the challenges we face because we can’t think...

Panel Discussion at Western Fellowship Teachers Institute 2022

A recording of a panel discussion at WFTI 2022.

Communicating Clearly

You must communicate as a teacher, but is your communication clear? Clear communication involves understanding your audience and building on what your audience already knows.

Building Analytical Skills

Think. Just think. Yes, but how? What does it mean to analyze? What are key concepts in analyzing a scenario? How can we help students to think beyond the current moment?

The Teacher's Persona

A teacher’s persona is about his or her personality, yet there’s more to it than that. What is persona? Should I be concerned about it? Can it be changed, should change be attempted, and what components of persona are essential...

The Freedom to Educate

Nearly five decades downstream of Wisconsin v. Yoder, it can be easy to forget that the freedom to offer our children a distinctly Christian education is not a given. This article from the Pacific School Leadership Institute...

Dealing with Dysfunctional Homes: What Teachers Can Do, What Boards Can Do

You heard about the teacher that sent a note home with the Rufous, and it just simply said, "Rufous stinks. Please give him a bath." And the parents sent a note home, not home, sent a note back to school that said, "Rufous ain't...

Does Curriculum Matter? Is the Ladder Leaning Against the Right Wall?

In school and at home, children encounter so many influences. Which ones are important? Jonathan urges us to take seriously the influences we place on our children. Each teacher in our school is curriculum, a system of living...

New Teachers: Pitfalls

Explaining how the lack of familiarity with the teaching field often makes a beginning teacher susceptible to troublesome areas; four common difficulties will be discussed to hopefully prevent future stumbling.

The Seven Laws of Teaching

A brief overview of this classic book about teachers and learners; to impart knowledge of these laws and their underlying principles so as to help the teachers to be more effective and efficient.

New Teachers: Preparation

The teacher needs to know what he is going to teach; how does the teacher know when he has enough; preparation strategies for the teacher’s personal study

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