Posts Tagged ‘Education’

A Slice of the Pie

This Thanksgiving, I’ve been thinking about food, but not for reasons you might think. Bear with me, and I’ll explain: Ella’s been having a rough time of it in math lately. Actually, she’s been suffering through it for years. For some reason, the child who tested into Honors Math has difficulty...

November 22nd, 2012 | Featured | Read More

Secular vs. Ministry Degrees

Freshly armed with a bachelor’s degree in youth ministry from a respected Bible college, I was confident I would land the youth pastor job. During my observed sermon, my joke-filled lesson—sprinkled with Sufjan Stevens references proving I understood teenage hipster subculture—surely convinced...

November 5th, 2012 | Essays, Featured | Read More

7 Minutes in Heaven with Grace Hwang

via LinkedIn Grace Hwang has a passion for art — good art. She is an artist and educator seeking new ways to bring art a little closer to the viewer. She is the co-founder of Pop-Up Art Studio, which “offer[s] workshops for families and students in various alternative spaces for art. We...

September 24th, 2012 | Arts, Blog, Visual Arts | Read More

Harry Potter and the Feckless Seminarian

NOTE: This week the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky is celebrating its tenth year of educating and preparing students for ministry. I enrolled during the winter term of BSK’s first year (2002-2003) and graduated in 2007. In honor of the seminary’s 10th birthday, here is a musing (as published...

August 24th, 2012 | Blog, Film | Read More

There’s a Monster In Room 301: Part 2

[Author's Note: This post is the second in a two-part series called "There's a Monster in Room 301". The first post can be found by clicking here].” [Editors Note: The names of the students have been changed to protect their identities]. Before I continue, a little history about me. In the eight...

March 15th, 2012 | Blog, Essays, Family, Featured, Part of the Solution, Social Justice | Read More

There’s a Monster in Room 301

(Editor’s Note: This is part one in a two-part series) A few months back, I had traveled to Boston. Upon flying into Logan International, I took a cab from the airport and happened to get into a guy named Tony’s cab. At first, I didn’t think anything of it. Honestly, I had a million of other...

February 23rd, 2012 | Featured | Read More

The Whys and Hows of Supporting Our Teachers

I threw a little temper tantrum at Office Max about a month ago. Standing in front of the Post-It note display, I eyed the price tag on the oddly sized pads of paper my daughter needed to take to school. Fifteen dollars! The price of the sticky notes was more than her crayons, colored pencils,...

October 12th, 2009 | Featured, Part of the Solution | Read More

Why Public School is The Bomb

You’ve witnessed the scene in 24, Lost or many other nail-biter action shows: a time-bomb is ticking down to zero; the hero or heroine must act quickly to avert mass destruction; a red wire or (wait…was it?) blue wire must be cut to avoid the apocalyptic blast of fire, concrete, and combustible...

September 17th, 2009 | Essays, Featured | Read More

Part of the Solution: Education Part 2

I apologize in advance for this article. It’s just been thrown together at the midnight hour to meet the deadline. Normally, I’d take the time to properly research a Part of the Solution to share with you. But, at the moment, I’m tired and overwhelmed after a weekend of family illness and an evening...

March 16th, 2009 | Part of the Solution | Read More

Part of the Solution: Education

Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Apparently, I am not. At least this is how I feel whenever my oldest daughter, Ella, brings home a fifth grade math assignment. Which is daily. Here’s an example of what usually goes down in our house around 3:30: “Mom, I need help with this.” “What is...

March 2nd, 2009 | Part of the Solution | Read More