I started thinking the other day if he would approve of these things that we call data conferences. I don’t think that he would. I […]
Category: Values
Movie Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
The scene with the Herdman’s ham. I don’t know why it was that scene that really got me, but it did. It was originally a […]
Kitchen Sink Post: Classroom Management, Negative Consequences, and Tough Love
I used to work for some folks who cringed at the word “negative consequences.” They worked only from the positive discipline side of things. Positive […]
Duck Dynasty: Folks, don’t be afraid if your life doesn’t fit the mold….
Yesterday, I was listening to a Podcast with Tucker Carlson and Willie Robertson. Willie was talking about his dad. In the process of listening to […]
May Our Lives Have Flavor
Matthew 5: 13-16 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It […]
The Stuff That Works, The Stuff That Holds Up
Stuff that works, stuff that holds upThe kind of stuff you don’t hang on the wallStuff that’s real, stuff you feelThe kind of stuff you […]
The Persecution of Christians Within the Teaching Profession
I wish I could say that this doesn’t happen. It does. It happens nationally. It happens at the state level. It happens in Kingsport. It […]
Surround Yourself w/ Good Counsel
You are who you surround yourself with. Parents teach their children this. Wise children listen. We talked yesterday about the pitfalls of “group think.” Conversely […]
We cannot quantify our lives with a number….
I have grown to really dislike benchmark testing. At its root purpose, it just seems wrong. Believe me, I know all of the reasons why […]