“Because you have taken hands, touched hearts and opened minds, you will never be forgotten. Love and best wishes.” Dedication on retired teacher’s quilt Phyllis Stephens, Quilt artist Brooklynartscouncil.org Every teacher needs to put this advice into her daily lesson plan book. It is the Three R’s to an educator’s peace of mind. […]
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein The theories developed by the great minds of education paraded before our class in Educational History and Philosophy. The imagination of Mary McLeod Bethune as she made desks out of orange crates and saved butcher paper […]
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 […]
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 […]