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Beth Madison

Teaching Tips: Growing in Respect, Learning to Fly

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Beth Madison recently shared some of her tips on teaching in Humility, Caring, and Cheerleading. Here she follows up with a few teaching ideas learned from Ephesians. Ephesians 4:15 (NLT) Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. This passage encourages me to remember two things about my students when I'm teaching:   They need to fly–Like a mother eagle pushes her eaglets out of the nest to learn to fly, I try to … [Read more...] about Teaching Tips: Growing in Respect, Learning to Fly

Humility, Caring, and Cheerleading (Teaching Tips Series)

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New to our spring series on teaching tips, a post by Beth Madison. Beth's other writing at the blog has been widely appreciated. Check it out here! Colossians 4:6 (ICB) When you talk, you should always be kind and wise. Then you will be able to answer everyone in the way you should. Practice humility—Hubris was/is my greatest enemy in teaching. Even after 20+ years in teaching, I still struggle daily with pride which is my greatest barrier to effectively reaching my students to instill in them a passion … [Read more...] about Humility, Caring, and Cheerleading (Teaching Tips Series)

If I Had to Do It Again: the Graduate School and Early Professor Years Edition (Scholar’s Compass)

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Today, Beth Madison shares some things she'd change if she could redo her years of graduate school and early professorship. Read Beth's earlier reflections "Not What I'd Planned" and "Stories for Life."   … [Read more...] about If I Had to Do It Again: the Graduate School and Early Professor Years Edition (Scholar’s Compass)

Not What I’d Planned (Scholar’s Compass)

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My flesh and my heart may fail but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. - Psalm 73:26 Reflection Chronic illness is not what I'd planned. Chronic illness is not the path I would've chosen. Yet chronic illness is the laboratory where I'm learning to be a better wife, mother, daughter, professor, and friend. … [Read more...] about Not What I’d Planned (Scholar’s Compass)