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Teaching a Plant to Learn

There are tons of remarkable characteristics of plants.Grass has the ability to warn other grass it is about to be mowed (that sweet smell after mowing the grass, is actually…

Everything Has A Cost

Everything has a cost.Maybe it is a belief we stand for or something we value.No matter what...everything has a cost.This past week, I traveled all over Washington, D.C. during the…

What are we building?

Each day is another layer of our lives. So, what are we building?If the answer is our own legacy, our own small kingdom, then we must take stock. How is…

A Timeless Debate…

"You regard William as of subtler vein and acuter genius because omitting grammar and literature he has hastened to the cunning of logic, where he learns dialectic not in books…

Finding Inspiration

We cannot hope to inspire others if we ourselves are not inspired or seeking inspiration...How do we seek inspiration? It is an intentional investment in ourselves. Drawing connections between various…

The Ability to Recognize Ability

As teachers the greatest contribution we can make into the lives of our students in many cases, is recognizing their own unique ability. In a world dominated by societal pressures…

A School Year of Blessings

28 May 201817 Apr 2025

Summer is officially right around the corner with State FFA Convention coming this week. As I look back through the year, I am humbled by the blessings and experiences of…

Lessons from Shop Camp

We have just wrapped up another great week of Shop Camp for our Middle School students! It was our largest year thus far with 16 students compared with four the…

School’s Concern Should Be Community

Dr. Mara Tieken challenges us in her article, "Only Hope: Why Rural Schools Matter", about our understanding of the true value that public schooling plays in our communities."As currently conceived,…

Symbiotic Learning

Learning cannot be a one-way relationship. Learning by its nature is symbiotic.Take heed of a newly planted fruit tree. If left dependent only upon the water found in the soil,…