Practical Ways to Become a Team Player

Now They Know: Why and How to Differentiate Instruction

Darrell Hershberger, Brian J Martin October 26, 2018

What do you do when some of your students master material, but some don’t? Do you keep plowing through the textbook, frustrating those who didn’t understand the previous material? Or do you re-teach…

Clear Your Desk, Open Your Heart

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Darrell Hershberger October 20, 2018

Loving people: it’s the primary goal of every day and each interaction. But is love the opposite of getting things done? Darrell Hershberger offers a series of practices for honing our focus and…

Allow Your Children to Fail

Gerald Miller September 28, 2018

What is the worst thing a child can experience? It’s not failure, says Gerald Miller. In fact, if you take great pains to make sure your children never taste defeat, you might be robbing them of…

What Is Our Big Why? The Mission for School

Darrell Hershberger, Erikson Lehman June 22, 2018

Darrell Hershberger challenges Christian schools to consider the goal of education. Should we make each student’s personal success the ultimate end, or is there a higher vision for our work? (In a…

Technology and Our Children: Addressing a Crisis

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Gerald Miller May 31, 2018

Are you in control of the technology in your home? Does it control your children—and you? In this excerpt from his longer talk on the home’s influence, Gerald challenges us to reckon with the…

The Teacher Is the School

Jonas Sauder May 11, 2018

Are you aware of your influence? Methods, materials, and facilities: while these are important, Jonas underlines the influence of the teacher. In a talk to school leaders, he urges us to remember…

Create a Culture of Service Rather Than Happiness

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Gerald Miller March 23, 2018

Are your children happy? We have learned to pursue self-satisfaction as a primary goal. But happiness, says Gerald, is a by-product of a life of serving. Encouraging happiness as the endpoint for…

Equipping and Supporting Your Teachers

Anthony Hurst March 8, 2018

“The best thing about being a teacher is that it matters. The hardest thing about being a teacher is that it matters every day.” This, says Anthony, is why teachers need support. Anthony encourages…

Schools, Money, Taxes, and the Law

Dennis Yoder March 8, 2018

Dennis, an accountant who specializes in serving nonprofit organizations, describes ways that nonprofits can more effectively govern their finances. The talk focuses on income (donations, receipts,…