I always knew I struggled with the anxiety of speaking in front of people. I was a straight A student in school, but would take a "C" for my class... Continue Reading →
Imposter Syndrome Is Legit: My Oxymoronic Experience
An Old Dog Being Taught Some New Tricks
I'm a teacher, as has come up on our site on occasion, and spend a good portion of my days talking to students about the virtue and value of education. I've been telling them about the importance of a growth mindset, constantly looking to elevate our understandings and abilities, arguing against the very notion of "good enough."
Episode 113 – Faith and Reason
On this week's InkleDeux pod, AJ and Brandon talk about AJ's move into teaching high school, especially looking at the relationship between our faith and reason and how to show they work together to the students.
Hope Doesn’t Care About Your Timelines
This week is parent teacher conference week. Normally, this week is exhausting, and the only consistent use of "hope" during it is me hoping that I survive the week. This year, everything is different.
Looking For A Lesson In A Dumpster Fire Debate
I promise you, for my mental health as much as anything else, this will NOT become a political blog. Despite my honest intentions to do just the one post on politics, teaching social studies to seventh graders in the days after a presidential debate can lead to a certain focus.
Episode 76 – Images of God
Brandon shares his discomfort with hearing God described simply as a friend to his daughter, leading he and AJ to discuss the pros and cons of some of the images of God we use, and specifically how to approach teaching children about how to have a healthy relationship with God.
Teaching and Tech
So, continuing with our ongoing theme of teaching from the past couple weeks, and since I’m a teacher now helping to run a podcast and business and such, I figured... Continue Reading →