Rising to address educational topics
Soft Skills Within our Christ-Centered Vocations: Life-Changing for Leaders
In the modern world, soft skills are often associated with career success and personal development. An accepted definition of such skills is “personal traits and communication abilities that help people…
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Lutheran Education Legacy
In the past five decades of ministry in Lutheran education, I have learned how much God uses people whom He has called to serve in the most amazing ways! From…
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Not Broken, Just Different
Several years ago, a kindergartener was eating his snack in my room. The snack was bunny cheese crackers, so when he said to me, “I like this penguin-flavored one,” I…
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What’s Love Got to Do with It? Everything!
You may think Valentine’s Day is over, but it’s not! Tina Turner once famously sang, “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (cue the music…) – a question that might…
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Taking Care of Ourselves
The body has always intrigued people. It has so many parts and functions for scientists and doctors to explore. Some interesting facts about it include: Chances are if given the…
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Post-Pandemic Issues in the Christian Classroom
It seems that lately, behaviors in classrooms have changed in these post-COVID times. Have you noticed that children move around the classroom much more easily? Not as in how the…
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Backwards?
Hmmm…. Have I been thinking backwards all these years? A noisy advocate of integrating the faith, I strongly advocated and emphasized the concept, probably as long as it has been…
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“Lift Every Voice and Sing!”
In Celebration of Black History Month – Saturday, February 1, 2025 – Saturday, March 1, 2025 The Hymn of the Month As some of you might know, I have…
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Welcoming New Students
The moment a new student walks through the classroom door is pivotal, and I, as the teacher, get to help transform their potential anxiety into excitement. I’m the first face…
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