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Jay Ferguson | May 14, 2019

The Power of “No”

I often think the most powerful, yet most underused, word in today’s modern parental vocabulary is “no.” With the summer months on the way—and with them, more unstructured time and freedom for most children—this word may become even more important for us as parents, and ultimately for our kids’ flourishing. If...

Expected Student Outcomes: A Help, or Just Hype?

In the last five to ten years, there has been an increased emphasis on establishing expected student outcomes (ESOs) and using them throughout the school....

Pursuing Shalom: Christian Education in the City

This month’s podcast features Jake Becker, Head of School at The City School in Philadelphia. I talk with Jake about the what makes The City...

Christian Schools and Addressing Cultural Challenges

As modern American culture strays ever further from its Judeo-Christian foundations, Christian schools sometimes find themselves unexpectedly thrust into the midst of conflict. Often, conflict...

It’s Graduation Season: Are Your College-Bound Seniors Ready?

Stepping onto the college campus is truly unlike anything else. For your graduates, everything will be completely new and completely unknown. It will be incredibly...

Trending Now: What 45,000 Christian Educators are Discussing on ACSI Community

Over 45,000 Christian educators (yes, you read that right—45,000!) are on the ACSI Community, which is a platform for educators around the world to connect with each other, but in a way that is focused and beneficial. You will not find pictures of cats and dogs (as cute as they are!), nor will you see vacation news. Instead, the focus is on the betterment of the Christian education movement. Proverbs 27:17 tells us that “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Here educators share concerns, ask questions, and collaborate with each other in a way that can get diluted by drama, politics, and differing worldviews on other platforms.

What Does It Mean to Teach Like a Disciple?

Doug Lemov’s practical book Teach Like a Champion significantly influenced the K–12 profession by assuring all novices that while excellent teaching is hard work, it...