When you hear the word model, what do you think of? Fashion, beauty, or feathers in hats? After seeing an advertisement about the real meaning of the word model, I began thinking about how our society has applied a whole new meaning to the word....

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Graduation is a time to say goodbyes, a time to remember the past, and a time for hope for the future-mixed maybe even a few tears. Every year, Christian school teachers say farewell to another class of students. No matter if we admit it or not, students and teachers do become close over the years. When they leave on their own path, it is no doubt the same type of feeling parents get this time of year when their child backs out of the driveway for college....

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Developing strategies for motivating your class is like being a good cook with the right spices. The basic "salt and pepper" seasonings of affirmation and discipline need to be added to every day, but ingenuity and divine inspiration are required when motivating your students to learn challenging subjects. ...

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Ahh, kindergarten. That time of colorful cutouts during arts and crafts, ABCs, snack time, and creating home "paintings" that are stuck to the fridge. It's such a simple time of life. Who would've guessed it also might be the time our future adult income is being determined? Can kindergarten teachers really affect how much money students will make? The answer may surprise you....

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As educators we are surrounded by books every day: in the classroom, in backpacks, in hall lockers, in the cafeteria, on car back seats, and on desks. Books have been teaching tools for over several thousand years until now. Enter the digital age, complete with computers and new technology. Finally, students can learn on a device that isn't made of paper and ink....

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Did you wake up this morning thinking, Wow, what I do during teaching today could shape the world? Probably not, but that doesn't negate the fact that every decision you make influences your class of students. Christian educators can easily forget the important, long-term effect of their teaching and the potential it has to shape the world. ...

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