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Mara Springer

Here We Go Again

Aug 10, 2025 | Education, Ministry, Self Care, Worker Wellness

Another summer went by way too fast. I am prepping my classroom for another school year: making sure ...

Preventing the Summer Slide: A Summer Homework Packet

May 27, 2025 | Education, Pedagogy, Teaching

For those of you who think this post will help you help your students retain everything you painstakingly ...

Not Broken, Just Different

Feb 25, 2025 | Education, Learning Differences, Pedagogy, Teaching

Several years ago, a kindergartener was eating his snack in my room. The snack was bunny cheese crackers, ...

Looking for a Fresh Perspective

Nov 12, 2024 | Education, Mission and Ministry, Self Care, Teaching

Sometimes it’s nice to look at something from a different perspective other than my own. I have enjoyed ...

Proverbs 3

Aug 13, 2024 | Ministry, Mission and Ministry, Teaching, Vocation

Last spring, my husband, Matt, and I went to a Battlehawks game and parked in a parking garage ...

Setting Achievable Goals

Jul 3, 2024 | Education, Learning Differences, Pedagogy, Teaching

Goals are a part of modern life. We are no longer satisfied with just doing our best. We ...

Tell Me a Story

Jul 3, 2024 | Education, Learning Differences, Pedagogy, Teaching

It is challenging to be a person with a reading disability. So much of school, and even life, ...

What Company Will You Keep?

Nov 21, 2023 | Education, Ministry, Teaching

Certainly, you have heard the old adage, “Misery loves company.” It is unfortunate how true this saying can ...

I Think I Can

Sep 12, 2023 | Education, Pedagogy, Teaching

One of the true joys in my career is getting to teach study skills. It sounds like a ...

Finding That ‘Just Right’ Challenge

Feb 21, 2023 | Education, Learning Differences, Pedagogy, Teaching

We are all aware of the story of Goldilocks. She was in search of food and comfort that ...

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