Current Events in our Classrooms
As educators, we interact on a daily basis with students who are influenced by what goes on around them in the world. […]
Issue: December 2014
Making Stories: Law, Literature, Life
As is the case in any good story, Jerome Bruner’s book about stories includes a significant number of unexpected twists. This is […]
Shepherding a Child’s Heart
If you ask someone why they became a teacher, it is doubtful that anyone would answer with: “I just love disciplining children.” […]
English as a Stressful Language: A Challenge and an Opportunity in Writing Instruction
“The foreigner living among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I […]
What Happened in Aslan’s Classroom?
C.S. Lewis’s book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe allows Christians to taste the grace of God and love of Jesus. […]
Psalm 23 for the Elementary Teacher
The Lord is my teacher; I won’t miss out on anything I need. He makes me take a nap after lunch; He […]
Teaching Young Offenders: A Spirituality of Practice
Reflecting back on my own career in education, first as a secondary music teacher, then as principal of an elementary school, […]
Some Assembly Required: A Teacher Wish List for the New Year
In a few days, most of the wrapping paper will be recycled, the ornaments put back in the attic, and Aunt Mabel’s […]
The Spiritual Lessons of Emerging Adulthood
The student’s words unsettled me. We had been discussing the topic of courage, the letting go of our fears so that we […]
The Cultural Mandate: Is a Student’s Math Work as Sacred as Her Prayer?
This article first appeared in the Christian Teachers Journal (Australia) and is reprinted here with permission. Try these questions on for […]