As school ramps up again, discussions regarding how to improve our schools also get going. No matter if you love public education or not, I think everyone agrees that the system could be better. Be it entire schools that are failing, the emphasis on test scores over actual learning, or the elimination of [...]
Back to School: Rethink Learning
September 8th, 2009
Back to School: Hopes and Fears
September 7th, 2009
By Bill Shiell
My greatest hopes, fears, etc. for the school year are related to the uninformed Christian parents who pull children out of public schools on faulty logic and reasoning. We are public school people, and we’re committed to the program here. We have a good school and a good school system. It’s not perfect, [...]
A Theology of the First Day of School
September 3rd, 2009
By Jim Vining
It is pretty easy to collect theology.
It is a bit more difficult to apply it.
Tuesday was one of those days when I had to remember what I say I believe. Tuesday was my son’s first day of school. Sure, he has been in pre-school for a dozen hours a week, but this is [...]