Rising to address educational topics
There’s Always Next Year
Does this phrase bring hope, or have you been waiting and waiting for “next year” for too many “next” years? Your favorite team just isn’t producing. So maybe next year…
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You’ve Come a Long Way: Celebrating Growth
Summer is around the corner. Are you ready? What’s your teaching journey been like this year? It may be a bit difficult to think all the way back to August…
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On Helicopters, Lawn Mowers, and Jack Hammers
What do these three items have in common? They are terms that are used in educational circles to describe different types of parents, particularly difficult ones. Most teachers would admit…
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Encouragement for the Last Month
Martyrs did this. So did Abraham and Joseph from the Old Testament. Solomon and King Saul – not so much. To what are we referring? The idea of finishing strong.…
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Setting Achievable Goals
Goals are a part of modern life. We are no longer satisfied with just doing our best. We must constantly remake ourselves into someone better. Often, we are required to…
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Observations
This blog entry will be different from my usual entries in that this will be the first part of a two or three-part blog series. As I have mentioned in…
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Beacon on a Hill
My daily commute to my office in the mid-1990s didn’t usually take more than 15 minutes unless delayed by unusual traffic or snow! It was pretty much just expressway scenery…
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March Madness: School Style
Last week, my students were a lot more excited than usual. We’ve had something exciting almost every day (birthdays, field trips, summer camp enrollment, etc.) and Spring Break is quickly…
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The Solo Fasting Retreat: A Spiritual Practice of Restoration
The art and science of fasting do not seem to be very well-known. In conversing with others, they are typically always intrigued, but I have not yet met anyone who…
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What is Truth?
Excuse my joining the less-than-honorable P. Pilate on the search for truth. He was an easy mark since most people know his antagonistic utterance even if they have no idea…
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