Don’t Be a Jonah
As a teacher in a Christian high school—and a social studies teacher at that—the past few years politically have been a little […]
Tag: Politics
Hospitality, Politics, and Human Nature
While there is still a little over a year before the formal election day takes place in November 2024 for American voters, […]
Our Civics and God’s Hospitality
What makes a civics course “Christian”? While there are an infinite number of ways in which a teacher might approach such a […]
Teaching and Learning Civic Hospitality: Where Do We Start?
This essay first appeared in Christian Teachers Journal volume 31 issue 1 and is reproduced here by permission. In too many contexts […]
Elephants in the Classroom
Teaching argumentation in the high school English classroom in fall 2016 proved more challenging than any other leading up to it thanks […]
How to Argue: A Biblical Guide to Conflict Engagement
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Faithful Citizenship and Political Conversation in the Classroom
Politics is unique in its capability to divide. By nature it is contentious and oppositional, drawing lines and setting people and groups […]
Of Chapel Committees and Kings; Or, Cal and the Art of Automotive Maintenance
Industrial arts teacher Gord Winkle gathered up his notebook, pen, and folder; stuck an emergency Snickers bar in his front pocket; and […]
When Tolerance Is No Virtue: Political Correctness, Multiculturalism, and the Future of Truth and Justice
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