It’s September; time for school to begin--and time to think about education.
I’m interested in education because I’ve spent so much time associated with it in one way or another. Or maybe it’s the other way around.
All I know is that, from my years attending public school in the Happy Independent School District, through my undergraduate time at West Texas State University, Abilene Christian College and Pepperdine College, through graduate work at Pepperdine and Fuller Theological Seminary, to El Camino College and UCLA Extension, education has continued through my life.
As a Christian, I did publicity for three Christian colleges, taught children and adults in Bible classes, substituted at a Christian elementary school, and taught on Bible Lectureships, seminars and retreats in eight states.
As a parent, I taught my own children numbers, letters and how to read before they started school. When they were in school, I was active in PTA, on the Principal’s School Site Committee for the local school, and on a group to study all the school sites in the district to determine what improvements needed to be made.
When I helped start a nonprofit, it was to teach single mothers to get jobs. Currently, I’ve working at a high school and teaching life skills to parents there.
What is it about a person that won’t allow him or her to discover something without wanting to pass it on? Whatever it is, I seem to have a chronic case!
In this website, I have an article on the teaching process, one on teaching Bible classes, and one on three English teachers who have impacted my life.
I’d love to hear your thoughts about education. Don’t hesitate to click on my email address, b.silvey@sbcglobal.net.
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