real life equals constant change and growth
it all boils down to paying attention, accessing the best information, and then being willing to make changes in response to learning. Continue reading real life equals constant change and growth
Tag: Education
how are they to hear without someone to proclaim? (one cost of post-graduate debt)
the escalating cost associated with both higher education and fundamental healthcare has placed the United States in danger of becoming a nation where the idea of equality comes with an increasingly lengthy disclaimer. Continue reading how are they to hear without someone to proclaim? (one cost of post-graduate debt)
a letter to my grandson on his first week at school
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” – Matthew 19:14 Monday, with one more significant turn of the time machine, our grandson, David, went to preschool for the first time. “Bye, Mommy! I love you!” he said. Then he didn’t look back. To say that David … Continue reading a letter to my grandson on his first week at school
parents are responsible for education – schools help…
We all know how much I love my grandchildren. Just click on the “Grandaddy Letters” category and you will find dozens of posts featuring David and Beks over the past few years. They’re growing by leaps and bounds and in every way; I’m so happy and so proud. But today’s featured image – the only one – demonstrates that I also understand my grandkids have a great … Continue reading parents are responsible for education – schools help…
we unnecessarily complicate everything! #LiveInLove
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. – Psalm 119:130 Sometimes I wonder if maybe we make life too complicated. I look around and see how so many examples of people taking something that’s essentially elegant and stress-free, then stirring in unwarranted complication. Without doing any deep research, several examples easily come to mind. Education: Interference from the state was a … Continue reading we unnecessarily complicate everything! #LiveInLove
devaluing education leads to valueless politics
The more I think about it, the more I believe there is a strong relationship between the value we place on public education and the value we get from public officials.
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encouragement, joy, and love – “Rally Day” 2015
That’s what Rally Day means at WFPC; it means that we are choosing to bring our collective enthusiasm for the Gospel together, under the banner of Jesus, and that we are moving forward in joy! Continue reading encouragement, joy, and love – “Rally Day” 2015
learning – and living – as a spiritual gift
“Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when … Continue reading learning – and living – as a spiritual gift
learning from wise friends; plus my 2-cents on schoolteachers
Today’s post will – first – refer you to this week’s Wake Forest Today column, “My Rant About School Teachers.” It addresses some of the misinformation out there about public educators, and it’s also a good read. So, here’s the link. It’s a short column, and certainly worthy of your “click:” My Rant About School Teachers. WISE FRIENDS: Next, I’d like to share a couple of the insightful responses to … Continue reading learning from wise friends; plus my 2-cents on schoolteachers
Reading and the schools: who can right this ship?
Any survey of current discussion topics – via Internet, radio, television, magazine and newspaper – is going to finger “Reading in America” as a hot, pervasive, and controversial subject for conversation. Everyone has an opinion when it comes to reading, and especially reading deficits. Everyone has a favorite direction when it comes to wagging the finger of blame. Everyone seems to want to make a political point and use … Continue reading Reading and the schools: who can right this ship?
