The dawn of a new school year arrives with sharpened pencils and the smell of new crayons. Pre-K students wear backpacks that outsize them, and seniors celebrate the beginning of their last year. Children and teenagers enjoy rekindling friendships, but dread homework. Learner expectations are high. One kindergartener said to his mom at the end of his first day, “Mommy, you said I’d learn to read at school, but I didn’t.” Learning requires time, effort, and patience. Students need help as they navigate new friends and teachers in a world of steeper academic requirements. Students need prayer. Teacher expectations are…
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Incorporate Four P’s into a New Season of Learning with God
Although I chuckled at my kindergarten students’ responses, I counted their eagerness to listen as a predictor of learner success. Years ago, I’d designed a lesson on evaporation. The five-year-olds noticed the water level in our uncovered classroom aquarium was lower than usual. I asked, “What do you think happened to the water?” Stacey guessed I’d scooped some out, and Adrian asked if the aquarium had leaked. Then Brian bounced up and down and yelled, “I know, I know. The fish drank it.” Stephanie folded her arms and said, “No, they didn’t, Brian. Mrs. Waters, tell us what really happened…
Three Ways YOU Can Influence the Lives of Hundreds: Pray for Schools in Your Community
My friend Jodi posted a prayer request this morning. She’s not ill, nor has she lost a loved one. She desires prayer for herself, her students, and co-workers as she launches her twenty-fifth year of teaching. Each of us can influence the lives of others in three ways by praying and showing support for the schools in our community. First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people. I Timothy 2:1 ESV Students and Staff Members in Schools Near You Need You. Instead of complaining and shaking our heads about the woes…
Back-to-School Teacher Support
From the moment our son played on the playground and noticed the bright yellow doors, he was ready to start school. Chocolate brown eyes danced with excitement as he entered Mrs. Tippett’s kindergarten class. Memories of a second-grade homework assignment make me smile. Not understanding that his teacher meant essay, he wrote a summary of his summer activities and titled the paper “My S. A.” (I didn’t say a word knowing it would give his teacher a smile.) Our daughter, never one for the ordinary, chose either sparkly silver pencils or those with a Strawberry Shortcake motif for her school…