Have you heard? The third adventure movie from the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, based on a popular book by C.S. Lewis, will be released in the U.S. on December 10. The trailer for this movie was released recently....

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These days kids are speaking a whole new language. With texting, status updates, uploads, downloads, Spanglish, and iPods® and MP3s, it's almost like we need a whole new dictionary to define all the changes that have entered our vocabulary in the last few years. That's not to mention all that Internet jargon and muddled abbreviations that teens use over instant messaging systems!...

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Sadly, a teacher's passion to teach his students sometimes begins to fade. The daily demands of caring for a household and the intense effort required in teaching a classroom drains even the most dedicated educator. When the fire begins to die out, many may choose a half-hearted approach or adapt a martyr, make-it-through-the-day mentality. ...

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No, this isn't about the dance move. It's about an exciting new voyage of learning, in outer space, no less. You don't need a rocket ship or oxygen masks for this blast off adventure, either. All you need is a computer and Internet! ...

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Does online learning really work? It's probably the first question you hear from parents, and if I were a parent considering enrolling my child in a Christian school with an online curriculum, that would be the exact same question I'd ask, too.

The proof is in the pudding. A 2009 report from the U.S. Department of Education titled Evaluation of Evidence-based Practices in Online Learning, found the following:...

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Think you might be on the path to teacher burnout? Perhaps your days are so busy that you don't have time for anything other than teaching. Your personal or home life is suffering. You stay awake at night worrying about the next day and how class will go, or you're unhappy and toying with the idea of quitting teaching altogether. Even with all of these problems, you don't want to just give up because stress is just the nature of the profession, right?...

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You're a teacher. You may feel all alone and that you have no support and no one to talk to. You're expected to do everything on your own. It's overwhelming: hours of homework to grade, no time for dinner, snapping at your spouse, and continuously increasing or changing role responsibilities--not to mention the low pay. Does this sound like your life? ...

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Do private schools work? Christian schools have distinct advantages that public education institutions don't. Among them is the ability to provided academic excellence while teaching the important message of the Jesus' saving grace. ...

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If you're a parent or a teacher (or both), you're bound to hear the words "Read it again!" at some point or another. Children, especially those I know, know how to turn on the charm, give you that hopeful look, and add that pitiful pleading in their voices as they say "Just one more time. Let's read it one more time." Of course, you give in; knowing that it won't hurt that much to extend bedtime or class time just a few more minutes. ...

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