Just take another lap. That is what my wife Jenny told me. I quickly responded, “Why? I can’t get to the finish line in time and I am running SO slow. I am losing time.” She repeated, “Just take another lap.” And finally, after she repeated it about five times, I said fine, and I took another lap.
A terrific book for administrators and teachers alike, George Couros’ work is packed with innovative thought and best practices in regard to student learning. Lutherans especially can appreciate his contention that we are at a “printing press” moment in education. Yet, unfortunately, too many twenty-first century schools are inundated with twentieth century learning.
I was sitting in the sanctuary of one of our local Lutheran churches, attending a satellite gathering of the Global Leadership Summit that is put on by the Willow Creek Association. The event brings together top-level leaders from churches, business, and other organizations from around the world. It is a time of motivation…
Lutheran schools, their leaders, and their communities, have faithfully served the Lord for over one hundred years. Over that span of time, countless students have engaged in the time honored and Biblical traditions that, at our core, laid the foundation of our past and still make us who we are today.
