LEAven Blog
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Shine Brightly: Reach Higher & Touch Lives Further
With the Advent season now in progress, look around and make note of what you see. Look closely around your home, church, school, and community. Likely, you see various decorations…
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Oh, Sing to the Lord!
When I first started teaching a few years ago, (okay, many years ago), my first classroom had a piano in it. My classroom was not an anomaly in that it…
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Secure Destination
A little over a year ago, I purchased a used 2019 Toyota Camry. That is the first car that I have owned that has Apple CarPlay, where an in-cabin screen…
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What Company Will You Keep?
Certainly, you have heard the old adage, “Misery loves company.” It is unfortunate how true this saying can be when it comes to children. When children hurt others emotionally or…
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Advent Tips for Teachers
It hit me by surprise. The other evening, I was looking on YouTube for a song by a group I am going to see in concert soon, and there it…
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For Such a Time as This
I remember the day well. More than 4000 Lutheran educators from around the country and a host of international guests were assembled in April 2002 for the seventh triennial LEA…
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Make All of November a Month of Thanksgiving
Now that another Reformation celebration has passed, it’s time to gear up for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 23, 2023. I’m sure there will be many art projects involving colorful…
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
Despite knowing the benefits of Parent-Teacher Conferences, I used to get nervous about them. I’d ask myself all sorts of questions. Would I know the answers to questions? Would they expect…
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The First Three Days of School…
This blog is about real life in our Lutheran schools. The title may allow the reader to reminisce a bit about the start of this school year. Doing so certainly…
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