Sometimes as teachers or administrators, it seems easier to just avoid the “problem questions.”  Often “problem questions” become lightning rods for heated arguments that don’t settle anything, but leave people unsettled. Creation/evolution is such an issue. Read more.

It is the month dedicated to expressing love! As Christian educators, our first love is for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. One of the greatest things about being Christian educators is to be able to teach about Him whom we are most passionate about and love the most. Read more.

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.

Classroom grading is one of the best-kept and closely guarded secrets in many teachers' lives. As teachers, we somehow arrive at our own grading systems by one of several methods: trial and error, copying a mentor, or reflecting on how we were assessed as students. If we were to examine a teacher's grading practices, I am reasonably sure that we would gain a pretty clear picture of that teacher's philosophy about kids and education. Read more.