A Soft Answer
Take one apprehensive student-teacher in 1963, bred and raised in the almost all-white, at the time, Christian day-school system in Grand Rapids, […]
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An Awkward Trust: Maintaining Relationships in the Tension of Doubt
About a decade ago, Emma came into my class, eager to learn. She was the dream eighth-grade student. She was funny and […]
Spiritual Humility: Learning to Manage While Managing to Learn
Many people experience a defining moment that shapes what they will become. While I was teaching at an urban alternative high school, […]
A Day in the Life
On Sunday, September 10, 2017, one of the biggest hurricanes in history slammed into the Florida Keys. Hurricane Irma’s projected path and […]
A Day in the Life of a Student Teacher
The most accurate depiction of any given day in a student teacher’s life must start at about 10 p.m. Any good student […]
Mission (Almost) Impossible
Day: Thursday My mission, should I choose to accept it: In my one full day of work on this campus, impart a […]
A Day in the Life
While this is my first year teaching language arts, it is my fourth year at the American School of Guatemala (ASG). ASG […]
The Words of My Mouth and the Meditations of My Heart
Mary Boerman Lagerway, an English and Bible Teacher at Illiana Christian High School in Lansing, Illinois, agreed to start us off with […]
Teacher Talk
You don’t need a calendar to know that school is back in session. Campuses across the country are freshly manicured, halls are […]
Confessions of a Poor Reader
For most, reading is a pleasurable skill that is acquired almost imperceptibly. I’ve heard it’s like waking up one morning suddenly knowing […]