Brown Feet

20. May, 2012Education, Prayer RequestsNo comments

Asian friends deftly leave their flip flops behind, entering, without losing a step.  Wow, I wanna do that when I grow up.  They’re pros!  My violin students do it so naturally, it doesn’t seem Click to read more.

Teaching Character

19. May, 2012Education, Leadership, Teacher TrainingNo comments

Teaching character in the classroom is quite a challenge for me. I’ve found a way to teach it on the basketball court but the classroom is quite difficult. My strategy right now is to put Click to read more.

Assertiveness

18. May, 2012Education, Teacher TrainingNo comments

I am teaching CPR to four eleventh graders after school this month. It has been a fun class for all of us, between interesting material and practice scenarios. Personally, I am a huge advocate of teaching as many people as possible CPR, as I see its practical ability to save people’s lives.

With my limited ability with the language, my first obstacle was figuring out how to communicate complex body systems. The students have excellent English, however, and they were able to pick up Click to read more.

Moving Forward or Moving Backward & Never Staying the Same

17. May, 2012EducationNo comments

One of the phrases that I have been pondering has been, “You are always moving forward or moving backward. You never stay the same.” Oddly enough, I first saw this Click to read more.