Education

Martin Luther was an advocate of government, even bad government or government with which we disagree.

Apparently the economy isn't that bad after all.

Breaking News:  Michigan's legislature, currently divided over the pronunciation of GLCE's (long 'e' or silent 'e'), promises to have a state-mandated pronunciation by next school year.

'Sometimes you have to leap before you look.'

Earth Day art work outside our 1st Grade room.

Spelling counts.  There are a couple of misspellings on the sign in the picture - a new sign that recently went up at our mall.  Look to where the arrow is pointing.  I'm sure they meant to say "banned" but they said "baned."

And "baned" is a word...

An article by 7th grader, Mary Brown (Christ Lutheran School) that appeared in the February/March issue of Michigan In Touch, a publication of The Michigan District - LCMS.

The message below is something I sent out today to our Board of Christian Education, keeping them in touch not just with Interactive Board technology, the Computer Lab, the Art program, how our Basketball Teams did this past weekend, our MEAP scores, etc., but also how our students have been involved in the mission of God's Church to God's children around the world.
 

"Good afternoon, Mr. Strohacker, I know you like interesting stories so..."

This coming Sunday is Life Sunday, and our 4th grade teacher/Band Director, Tom Farrand, is active in Lutherans For Life.  He provides lots of leadership in our church and school, will lead this Sunday's Bible Class, and led us in a terrific Chapel worship today.  Tom used enlarged baby pictures of our Faculty and Staff to create a guessing game and engage our students in today's lesson about the Sanctity of Human Life and God's great love for us in Jesus.

"Do you ever have a feeling inside yourself when you just know, 'I'm going to get into trouble today'?"  I can't recall a kid ever telling me, "No."  Invariably, they seem to be able to identify "that" feeling when they know before school ever starts, that 'this is going to be a bad day.'  That's a great first step.
 

And you're saying to yourself, "Why?  Why would she do such a thing?  A seventh grade boy, sure...but a fifth grade girl???" 

About half way through closing devotion one afternoon, and after the umpteenth time of pronouncing Juan as "Joo On" and Jose with a hard J sound and only one syllable (sort of like 'hose' but with a J), the kids began to look confused and finally asked, "What in the world is he reading?"  Pesco showed the devotion to a classmate who broke out laughing and provided the correct pronunciation:  "Whan" and "Ho-Za" (long 'o' and long 'a').  We all had a good laugh, including Pesco.