In the midst of week 4, day 25 of "remote school days", I have finally come to where the tears are falling. I know some of you might think "How is she just now getting to the point of crying?" while others will think "Why would there be tears? We are all living the same … Continue reading Today is The Day I Cried
Sometimes teaching is hard. Who am I kidding? Teaching is always hard. Over the recent Christmas break, I received a very short but to the point email from one of my sixth grade students. "Thank you for being a good teacher ". While this does not seem like much, I found myself re-reading this message … Continue reading Hardest Thing I Have Ever Done
Sometimes in our classrooms, we feel that we have so little to offer. Resources. Energy. Skills. Answers. Our students now come to us with more needs than we have ever had to face as classroom teachers. Students without basic needs being met. Students confused by a culture that sends significantly conflicting messages. Students facing tough … Continue reading The Widow’s “Might”
A few weeks back, my Bible class and I started diving into the Gospels. Each week we specifically study one of the lessons that spans across all four Gospels. This has allowed us time to develop our understanding of Jesus throughout these stories. During each story we add descriptors of Jesus (God come to earth) … Continue reading Lessons from the Gospels
Today has proven to be anything but ordinary. Returning back to my classroom after a week off for winter break brings with it the understanding that anything can happen. Because I truly took the week off, I returned needing to quickly photo copy papers, straighten up the classroom (which had been deep cleaned while we … Continue reading Plan, Plan and Change the Plan
One of my favorite all time stories is John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Don't get too excited. I have not actually "read" the book (at least not in the full unabridged old English adult version), but I have read the student version and have shared a video telling the story with my class. In case you … Continue reading Only Buying the Truth
This week while finishing up our unit on Evolution vs. Creation in 7th grade Life Science, I added a lesson I have never before taught. Within in the realm of Creation Science, there are varying beliefs on exactly how the earth was created and how long that creation took. While I am not sharing my … Continue reading Does it Matter What We Believe?
I met Albert near the end of the school year last year. Not knowing much about him, I have spent the last six months trying to get to know him. Albert was not one that would have crossed my path had he not been introduced to me by a dear sweet student. She is a … Continue reading Meet Albert
Growing up in the Christian culture of the 80's and 90's, I thought I understood faith and the God that I loved. As a teen, I thought I had all of the answers and knew the way to live a life that served God. Being in the south, I thought that being a Christian was … Continue reading My Case For A Creator
While many of us are ringing in the new year with aspirations, goals and resolutions, many are also looking back to find 2018 to be either a year we do not want to forget or one to which we are glad to say goodbye. This seems to be a very common human progression in the … Continue reading A Year of Teaching
Teaching Beyond the Norm 