Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave – just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. – Matthew 20:26-28 My first full-time job was...
As we embark on a new chapter at NBCS, we have been reflecting on learning, and what, in the end, it entails. Student learning operates on a number of levels as they learn content, skills, attributes and character. The content in any given class or lesson matters, and...
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. – Matthew 6:33-34 Correction does much, but...
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. – 1 John 3:16 “We are shaped and fashioned by what we love” is attributed to the German writer Goethe. It’s a phrase...
I have made a career from believing in students more than they have believed in themselves. I encourage others to do the same. It helps students to see the world, and their place in it, in a different light. Their world grows. They understand that they are agents in...
In 2012, the Education Standards Research Team in the UK compiled the Research Evidence on Reading for Pleasure report. It found that reading for pleasure had educational benefits, supported personal development and had a positive impact on reading including: reading...