February 2015
Article
Understanding and Overcoming Self-Harm
This article first appeared in the Fall 2014 Shalem Digest, published by the Shalem Mental Health Network. It is reprinted here with [...]
Editorial
We have all seen it—students who are overwhelmed by discouragement at their inability to “meet the standard” expected of them in their [...]
Article
Cultivating Grace-Shaped Communities
“Forty percent of the students in my senior-level university class have diagnosed mental health disorders,” she said quietly, “and I have an [...]
Article
So You Want to Work in a Healthy Workplace?
Let’s say you’re looking for a teaching position. You want to work in an excellent workplace—a healthy workplace, a workplace where you [...]
Article
Decreasing Stress in the Classroom
Colton sits with his head down on his desk catching a few extra minutes of sleep. Anna chews absentmindedly on the end [...]
Article
When the Unthinkable Happens: Crisis Response in the Christian School
Parents drop off their children at a Christian school entrusting those most precious to them to the guidance, care, and supervision of [...]
Article
Twenty years has elapsed since I was a classroom teacher, but I remember the anticipation and excitement that accompanied the beginning of [...]
From My Window
Once the first snow flies, there is a hum of activity around the various bird feeders outside our windows. In November, a [...]
Article
Songs Sung Blue: Everybody Knows One
Teachers don’t typically rely on pop tunes for advice, at least not Neil Diamond. This, however, might be an exception, especially if [...]
P@nel.edu
In keeping with this issue’s focus, John sent out the following question to the members of the panel: Based on your experience [...]
Slouching Toward Bedlam
Of Meatballs and Moustaches, or The Ferret, the Wrench, and the Board Probe
Bedlam Christian School had been closed for four days after the accident. This was their first day back. A glum and heavily [...]