Many of us, who lived within Adventism through the 70’s and 80’s as adults, have witnessed the evolution of the understanding of Christianity from a head thing to a heart thing; from a religion to a relationship. Morris Vendon and more recently his son Lee Vendon have championed this theme. The students we presently teach have more or less grown up in this environment and perhaps do not appreciate the freshness of this truth. – more…

some students will finish early and start fidgeting. In cases like this, it is always helpful to have an arsenal of miscellany to fight the fidgets and hopefully tweak their interest, at least long enough to occupy the balance of class. In my Math 10 classes, one of the techniques I use is finding square roots without using a calculator. Back in the days before global warming when wooly mammoths roamed Alberta and I was in high school, one of my math instructors taught this to me and, in the great oral traditions of our society, I am passing this gem on to whoever stumbles across this article. – more…

The debate rages on whether or not cell phones should be allowed into any school classrooms. Horrifying videos, shot from cell phone cameras, are popping up all over YOUTUBE showing the inappropriate actions of teachers within their own classrooms. Some schools have banned the use of phones while at school and others collect these phones when the students come through the doors. Whatever the situation might be at any one of the SDA schools in Canada, we can all admit that this technology is an issue. – more…

The European Tour has finished and the twenty‐one students and faculty have survived the wonders of Italy and Greece. The highlights of the trip were seeing the statue of David in Florence and the ruins of Pompeii and Delphi. They were even lucky enough to have snow in Athens which had not occurred there since 1978. They were also able to visit our SDA School in Florence where they were treated to lunch and a walking tour of Florence. – more…

When making life decisions, we want students to rely more heavily on core reasoning skills learned from home and school, not from the omnipresent media. The skills required for sound ethical decision-making need to be taught in formal ways and reinforced in experiential ways. A combination of these methods will equip our students well for the world outside the classroom.” – 3 Rs and an M Reading, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmetic and Morality by Tony Young – Archives – Source Credits