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What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?
Working through emotions is one of the uniquely demanding tasks of being human. Feelings don’t arrive in neat, ...
Read More Alumni Days
It’s April! The end of the school year is around the corner! That means change is coming. I ...
Read More Who Cares About Conventions?
I expect that the first question that comes to mind for most people when confronted with the opportunity ...
Read More Classroom Management – Where to Begin?
I have been a teacher for 27 years, and one question I am often asked by colleagues, future ...
Read More Beyond the Cape: Teaching Students About the Ultimate Superhero
As educators, we see it every day in our classrooms and hallways: the undeniable pull of the "hero." ...
Read More Comprehension Begins Before Page One
Let’s play a little game. I’ll give you just the first few words of a text, and you’ll ...
Read More Teaching Forgiveness
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 In ...
Read More Who Do You Think You Are? Identity in Christ
Who do you think you are? Rather than an aggressive confrontation, this straightforward question, when asked simply, encompasses ...
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