Stepping through the Door: What Makes Books Easy for Kids to Fall Into?
by Andrew Blok and Bill Boerman-Cornell “These are the paired wonders of reading: the world-creating power of books, and the reader’s effortless […]
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Work, Play, Love . . . and Learn
by Matthew Biemers and Darryl DeBoer This article originally appeared in Comment magazine, published by Cardus: <cardus.ca/comment>. It is reprinted here with […]
Speaking Students’ Language: Teaching from Your Heart to Theirs
I felt my heart beat faster and my hands become clammy as I stepped out of my car and shut the door […]
Resisting Homework as Solitary Confinement
This article appeared previously in the October 2014 issue of the Christian Teachers Journal (Australia). It is reprinted here with permission. Some […]
A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing: A Reading Lesson
“We will do anything to keep the wolves of insignificance from our door.” —Saul Bellow His name was Charlie. He was a […]
Teaching to Justice, Citizenship, and Civic Virtue
I have benefitted from the writing and teaching Calvin education professor emerita Gloria Stronks for many years. She has written a number […]
The Cross and Gendercide
The good news of the gospel is never more jarring than when put alongside the raw facts of human suffering, yet that […]
Leaders of Their Own Learning
Entering the grade 5/6 classroom in New Covenant School in Arlington, Massachusetts, you need to look very closely to spot the teacher. […]
Deepening the Colors
When I was a child, I loved the sight of the flax field in bloom, and wondered how the soft blue of […]
Songs Sung Blue: Everybody Knows One
Teachers don’t typically rely on pop tunes for advice, at least not Neil Diamond. This, however, might be an exception, especially if […]