by Esther Wilkison | Apr 9, 2019 | Following God, Helping Nonstandard Learners
As kids, ideas get planted deep inside us. As grown-ups, we hopefully get better at evaluating and rejecting ideas that are wrong or don’t apply. Ideas that get stuck in our head when we are children become like furniture in our minds. We don’t often evaluate...
by Esther Wilkison | Apr 8, 2019 | Following God, Helping Nonstandard Learners
I want to be like my neighbor. She is a masterful gardener. This week we plan to make our annual trek to our favorite nursery. Every year I pick out a few new plants. Besides providing inspiration, she tells me when to add plant food and reminds me when I forget to...
by Esther Wilkison | Dec 11, 2018 | Following God, Shaping Worldview
Often at Christmas I marvel at Mary’s response to what the angel told her, but this year I keep pondering Joseph. I like that Joseph was honorable and didn’t want to publicly shame Mary when he found out she was pregnant. But what blows me away is Joseph’s instant...
by Esther Wilkison | Sep 5, 2018 | Learning, Shaping Worldview
I remember the day in 5th grade when—after weeks of the whole class pleading—our teacher gave in to our wishes. She set aside every other subject and taught Bible class for the entire day. It was fabulous! Why did we beg for that full day of Bible class? Because Mrs....
by Esther Wilkison | Jul 6, 2018 | Learning
Poor handwriting actually had some benefits for me, at first. In elementary school, my sloppy writing kept teachers from finding all my misspelled words. My poor spelling was hidden by my lousy writing. I left elementary school assuming (as many do) that I was stuck...
by Bethany | Jun 26, 2018 | Learning, Learning & Teaching
One year when I taught third grade, I had a student who struggled with handwriting. He did not have good control in holding or using a pencil. As I watched I became convinced that he was left-handed. He ate with his left hand. He caught with his left hand. When I...
