First, some prophetic questions around the topic of teaching Bible:

Of course, anyone (who is a Christian) can teach Bible! True? While it may not be stated, we are sometimes guilty of assuming that little or no training is needed to teach Bible to students. Why do we not value the teaching of Bible more? When was the last time your staff spent a staff development day on the teaching of Bible? Read more.

Growing up in a Christian home, teaching Bible in elementary and high school, and raising four children in the fear of the LORD, has provided me with some insight into the teaching of the Word. As a teacher I often thought: how can these students profit from their study of the Bible? Is the Word really being studied in this course or are we only studying about the Word? Do we have all kinds of rabbit trails, traditions, denominational distinctives that cloud the Word of God and hinder us from putting it into practice? These questions spurred me on to look at several groups of Christian schools. Read more.

"Class, please turn to 2 Kings 12. Today we're going to read the story of Joash." An audible groan ran across the room.

"Oh great...not another timeline of the kings! Booooring!" Abigail D. whispered as she reluctantly turned to 2 Kings 12.

Abigail Dykstra, a Dordt College student, reflects on the reality of Bible-class-boredom that has come to plague Christian schools. I too am a product of 15, going on 16, years of Christian education, and I can relate to students who get bored with memorizing Psalm 23 or performing the story of Mary and Joseph. Read more.

Looking for ways to help your students increase their understanding and use a Biblical perspective?

Here's a list of 10 ideas...

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She was very quiet and reserved when she first came to us. She was quite petite and her face looked tiny beneath a thick fringe of bangs. She was uncertain of herself, but wanted so much to do well. She would patiently wait her turn for help and was grateful for the assistance we could give her. She always seemed to be careful about not monopolizing too much of our time, concerned that others have the opportunity to get help from us as well. Read more.

If you are the teacher who is tech-savvy enough to logon to a blog such as the one you are reading now, it's time that you have a website of your own. A classroom website is an excellent place to keep students and their parents aware of class activities, inform them of upcoming events, remind them of class policies, and—my favorite—share pictures of school happenings. The good news: it is getting easier and easier to create your own "Home on the 'Net", and you don't even need to learn any arcane computer programming languages to do so. Read more.