“We’re More Popular than Jesus”: Teaching John Lennon’s Body of Work in a Christian School
Almost six decades ago, in an article for The London Standard, Maureen Cleave, a journalist and friend of the Beatles, wrote an […]
Integrating Music into the Elementary Classroom Culture
I didn’t major in music, and I don’t carry a guitar into my classroom each morning. I doubt anyone will ask me […]
Wayi Wah!: Let’s Go, It’s Time!
Author Jo Chrona explains that Wayi Wah!—the title of her 2022 book on Indigenous pedagogies—translates as “Let’s go!” or “It’s time!” in […]
Inclusive Education: One Christian School’s Journey
In my many years in education—as a teacher, inclusive educator, and educational support program director—I have spent hundreds of hours at back-to-school […]
Collaborative Self-Care for Teachers and Students
Teachers are often told that in order to maintain the mental and emotional wellbeing that leads to longevity within their career, they […]
Parents as Co-Teachers
In 1992, a group of Christian homeschooling parents who desired to remain active in their children’s lives but also ensure their academic […]
Hospitality and Schools: Four Lenses
If we want to think about hospitality and schools, we might be tempted to go straight to questions of personal warmth. We […]
The Overwhelming, Never-Ending Silence of God: Teaching Shūsaku Endō’s Silence in a Christian School
In our modern North American churches, we often sing of the “overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God” to remind us of how […]
Found Families: An Idea for Blending Whole-Class Novels and Student Choice in Middle School and High School English Classrooms
The ideas in this article spring from three important identities I carry in my heart: reader, teacher, and child in the family […]
Hi, My Name Is . . .
We have all been there before. One hand in your pocket, the other hand holding a beverage while you engage in small […]