“Everybody’s life looks better when you’re standing outside it, looking in, but that’s never how it really is. We all got good things and bad things…” –Torey Hayden, Special education teacher and author Homework Club exuded all the trappings of success. So it appeared on the surface. Fifteen students finished their assigned work before going […]
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“A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The magnitude of that tragedy and the depth of that privilege are not lost on me.” -Jody Landers Another parent-teacher conference ended with the stars twinkling in the night sky, and me scuttling to my Saturn in a nearly empty school parking lot. Invariably, the […]
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“He’s twenty years old, and my wife still tucks him in at night, offering a little prayer, making sure that a comforting weighted blanket covers him, and always getting his biggest smile for her effort.” -Timothy Fountain, Raising a Child with Autism At age twenty-five, it should have been easy. But it wasn’t. When the nurse […]
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.” Isaiah 9:2 Snowflakes drifted in the sky. A cold wind from the north whistled against the bricks of our classroom. My six behavior-disordered fifth grade boys and I enjoyed […]
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One of the college courses that captured my imagination was The History and Philosophy of Education. Yes, it sounds mind-numbing, or like a session of fingernails scraping a chalkboard, but our professor told stories. He regaled a class of rural students with the lives of real educators who practically clawed their way through challenges to get to […]
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“I started a school with a dollar and fifty cents, five little girls, and faith in God.” – Mary McLeod Bethune History and Philosophy of Education was a class that was never dull. Although the teacher’s name escapes me, the stories he told of early educators enthralled my imagination and sparked a desire to follow […]
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“As teachers, we have the ability to rebuild the world for our students. By our sincere efforts we can make their world more rewarding, more gratifying and perhaps…even more significant.”- Robert John Meehan Photo by Easyhealthoptions.com The classroom is challenging. All day. Victory and failure sit side by side in rows. Student files bring tears […]
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The dreaded book report. The bane of every high school student’s life. But it does not have to be so difficult with just a bit of structure and guidance. Book Report Insights will open three historical fiction novels to the hearts and minds of teen readers. With an overview of the book, a highlight […]
Today’s guest post is by Hannah McMahan. Hannah is homeschooled along with her three younger siblings. She lives on Copper Island in Barkley Sound, B.C., Canada where her family maintains a summer camp for First Nations children and youth. Hannah loves to worship God through music, draw and paint nature, spend time with people, and […]
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Need help writing a book report? Then check out Book Report Insights. These teach the skills you need to succeed in reading and writing. These supplemental aides are for the teen who needs to read a book and write a report on that book. Educator Cleo Lampos breaks down her novels into easily understandable parts for […]