How does the school relate to the church? Edwin reminds us that schools should not rule over the mission of the church; they should serve as functions of their churches. He explores practical implications of this reality.
Evaluating Seven Elements of Your Home's Influence
There is no doubt that teachers and schools have great potential for shaping students. But Gerald reminds us that the most powerful influence comes from the home. In this message, he examines several ways parents can shape their...
How can boards and administrators offer leadership to school staff? Ron encourages leaders to establish a school vision, and to relate activities and evaluations to that vision.Outline Function as liaison between school board and...
Now They Know: Why and How to Differentiate Instruction
Suppose you have a class where you teach the chapter and then you take the test, and half the class or some [portion] of it does very well and the other half doesn't do well at all. What do you do? Well, if you just keep moving...
Dennis, an accountant who specializes in serving nonprofit organizations, describes ways that nonprofits can more effectively govern their finances. The talk focuses on income (donations, receipts, and scholarship income) and...
Technology presents new forms of the classical challenges that face parents and teachers. Jonathan leads a discussion on strategies and policies to address these issues.
Ministers Supporting the Board in Difficult Situations
Occasionally, a school board faces difficulties in working with parents, staff, and students. How can ministers guide and assist the board in these situations? Edwin addresses methods of preventing problems, resolving problems...
A school's culture accounts for much of the shaping power of education. Anthony Hurst discusses the board's attitude and responsibilities for the school's culture.
The Time Crunch: Homework, Family Time, School Time
How do we order our time so that we do not live in vain? Darrell discusses prioritization, goals, and systems for connecting daily tasks with larger goals.
Finding teachers: it is a constant effort for many schools. Drawing on years of experience as an educator and CLE rep, Elmer shares five principles for finding teachers.
Allow your children to fail. We have a feel-good culture, and the culture is really bearing in on us, brothers and sisters. Students today seem unable to fail. They need to feel special. They need to believe they're winners....
Looking at the life of Jesus, interruptions [were] a big part of him fulfilling his mission, and if our mission is to love and serve people, it can be the same way for us. Interruptions can be thought of as God-sent adjustments...
Do your interviews with prospective teachers help you get to know the applicant? Are they effective methods of screening applicants? John encourages school boards to view interviews as a valuable part of their work in finding...
My question is, “Are families in control of technology, or being controlled by it?” We are continuously plugged in to assortment of digital gadgets that demand attention. Life used to be more boring, so children would play ball,...
The teacher is the school. Who are our teachers? Who are these people who will enflesh the school? We can do whatever talk we want about curriculum, methods, but when the teacher shows up the teacher embodies whatever is going to...
Create a culture of service rather than happiness. Happiness is a by-product of doing what is right and adding value to others. We all want happiness but more and more we believe that material wealth, career goals, bigger houses,...
