Category Archives: Education

Stephen Meyer’s “Signature in the Cell”

Posted on December 20, 2013 by hansston

I read “Signature in the Cell” by Stephen Meyer. What a fantastic journey through his mind as he shepherded the idea of making “intelligent design” an acceptable explanation for the origin of life in the scientific community. (This was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Education, Science | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

My Man Skylar

Posted on May 9, 2013 by hansston

Every once in a while life gives you little pictures that are worth their weight in gold. Joan and I have become acquainted with a young man named Skylar through our substitute teaching. He is a special ed student, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Illustrations, Sparta | Tagged | Leave a comment

The 11th Hour

Posted on April 20, 2012 by hansston

Subbing in Murphysboro. I thought I would live blog this environmental film. It’s about relationship between us and the environment. The planet is infected, with the lights seen from space indicating the level of infection. “What I hear in my dreams” … Continue reading →

Posted in Directions, Education, Science, Spirit of the Age | Leave a comment

Bored or Lazy?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by hansston

In Zambia I would come by the church sometimes and ask the guys what they were doing. At first, they would say “nothing” and I would help them find something to do. As time went on they discovered things to … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Leave a comment

Magna Cum Laude

Posted on December 24, 2011 by hansston

Joan graduated on Saturday Dec. 17th with her teacher’s certificate Magna Cum Laude from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. This has been a long and rewarding journey for her. As our children entered school age in Seattle we were drawn to … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family | Leave a comment

Hope for the Future

Posted on November 14, 2011 by hansston

I have had an unusual substitution year. It started with a call before school started asking me to take one of the kindergarten classes several times. The first time we had a student teacher, making my day extremely easy. The second … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Illustrations | Leave a comment

Teacher’s Quote

Posted on September 17, 2011 by hansston

Came across this great quote here. Here is the quote from a book review: “The really hard part about teaching is the thinking. Because if you want to help people as an educator, you have to know what people are … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical, Education, Illustrations | Leave a comment

New Rules

Posted on September 6, 2011 by hansston

I substituted today in for the second grade. It was a class I had subbed for last year and the year before and I can say they have grown up a bit in a year, but it is still one … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Spirit of the Age | Leave a comment

Future of Education?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by hansston

I came to believe that learning to type and learning to get along with people (emotional intelligence) are two keys that would enable a person to move forward in the modern society we live in. It was very rewarding to … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Leave a comment

Need Passion

Posted on May 28, 2011 by hansston

A teacher failed this pop quiz: leading to this observation:  For all the talk about lesson planning, creative learning, compassionate engagement, etc., from the education reform crowd, how often is it asked: Do our teachers know their subjects? If not, it’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in A Pastor, Education, Uncategorized | Leave a comment