Aug
16
Boring and Engaged
Thinking more about the difference between being boring and engaged.
Boring is autopilot; engaged is jarring
Boring is busy work;
Teaching
Aug
14
If I'm Bored, They're Bored
A little while ago, Matt sent me an interesting document put together by Google: what do teens and twenty-somethings find
2 min read
Aug
07
How to Spot A Weak Speaker
If the speaker opens with, “The dictionary defines [topic] as…” you know you’re in for it.
The story here
1 min read
Jun
06
How To Teach Skeptical Students
The Center for Inquiry (yes, I follow CFI on Twitter because hearing both sides is important) posted this article from
5 min read
Mar
23
Before You Answer That Question About The Bible
People have lots of questions about the Bible (as we’ve seen both here and here) I think they should.
10 min read
Mar
06
When We're Not Tough On Ourselves, We'll Create Students Who Will Be
One question I’ve heard over and over and over again is this: why do students grow to doubt the
2 min read
Mar
02
The Speaker's Best Friend
I’ve learned much from Lily Walter’s “What to Say When…You’re Dying on the Platform” but my
2 min read
Nov
02
The Simplest Way to Mentor
I thought this was an interesting example of a mentoring process that didn’t require a single mentor or any
1 min read
Jul
28
Teaching the Bible Proportionally
[12/6/15 UPDATE: Updated the word count numbers and added some comments on teaching time based off those words
2 min read
Sep
30
Coupland: "Common Core Common Sense"
I’m afraid my world is going to become inundated by request about Common Core, the new standards for K-12