2011 Workshop Talk | 0:57:31 | K-6, General Classroom
Summary
There are an incredible amount of details that a grammar school teacher manages. Not surprisingly, there is a tendency for grammar school teachers to become overly task oriented and lose their vision. As a result, teachers of this age group tend to focus more on control and less on grace in the classroom. The well-oiled machine can lead to students who have lost their love for learning. This is often in stark contrast to what teachers really desire to do. This workshop will focus on identifying personal areas of weakness and learning how to create a place of grace in our classrooms.
Speaker
Leslie Collins has been teaching for over 26 years Experiences in public, private, and classical schools have shaped her experience and insights. She has experienced the joy of classroom instruction, the thrill of teacher training, the privilege of parent education, and the challenge of administration. Though she loves her work, she finds few things that bring greater fulfillment than preparing a meal for her husband, children, and son-in-law and having them all together at the family table Leslie is the head of school at Covenant Academy in Houston, Texas. She and her husband, Dave, have been privileged to work together at Rockbridge Academy in Maryland and Trinity Christian School in Hawaii before moving to Texas.
Additional Materials
The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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