The Educator as Host (Part 1 – For the Teacher)

Blog, Character Development, Classroom Culture, Discipleship, Leadership, Spiritual Formation | December 5, 2023

1 Peter 4: 10 -11 (NIV) “Each one should use whatever gifts he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the...

Life on the Other Side

Blog, Decision-Making, Encouragement, Leadership, School Leadership | September 22, 2023

Why are you an educator? There are likely many reasons, but one might be the never-ending adventures (challenges) and the fact that no two days at work are ever the same. Another advantage can be the opportunities to advance. One can start as an elementary teacher and...

Teacher Evaluation from a Christian Perspective

Accountability, Blog, Discipleship, Educator Insights, Leadership, School Leadership | September 8, 2023

This article originally appeared in the CACE Blog on July 21, 2014. “You just hire the best people possible and let them go; there is not much you can do after that.” This is a perspective commonly voiced to me by administrators. Truth be told, teacher evaluation is...

Discipline as Discipleship

Blog, Character Development, Discipleship, Leadership, Spiritual Formation | August 18, 2023

Here we are at the beginning of August, teachers and school leaders across the world are gearing up for back-to-school craziness. It’s a bizarre mixture of excitement and trepidation, kind of like the momentary pause at the top of a roller coaster. You can see the...

Meeting Needs Through Mentoring

Accountability, Announcements, Blog, Community, Leadership, Mentoring, School Leadership | August 15, 2023

“Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will add to his learning.” (Proverbs 9:9). As a new school year is gearing up in Christian schools around the country, and we welcome new faculty members and administrators to our rosters,...

How Can Christian Schools Embrace Classical Education? An Interview with Lynne Little

Blog, Character Development, Classroom Culture, Curriculum Development, Leadership, Pedagogy, Philosophy, The Teacher's Lounge | June 21, 2023

Lynne Little of Compass Education joins The Teacher’s Lounge podcast and Curriculum Trak blog today. Lynne has been a Christian educator for more than 25 years, serving in early childhood, elementary, high school, and even as an adjunct college professor....