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I grew up on a farm in Indiana, attended Purdue and Concordia Universities (undergraduate and graduate, respectively), served in the Peace Corps in Ecuador, and as a missionary with LCMS World Mission for 20 years in Thailand (15) and Guatemala (5). More recently, I've attained teacher certifications (Bilingual and Regular Ed Generalist EC-6, Bilingual and Regular Ed Generalist 4-8, and ESL). My heart is still in that of being a missionary and my first full-time post as an elementary/middle school teacher is that of English Language Specialist at Buena Vista International School (BCIS) in Shenzhen, China on the mainland just across the border from Hong Kong. I teach ESL to all grades at this new school under Lutheran Church-Hong Kong Synod. The school is not a part of the LCMS though the school has been granted LCMS World Mission educational consultants and an interim principal for its first year of operation.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Lessons from Stories with Lessons

The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein

Lessons We Can Learn

Grade 2
1.   When you help others, be happy. (Emily)
2.   Be a friend and help people who help you. (Yuna)
3.   Help others and be kind. (Emily)
4.   Share with others. (Darren)
5.   When you help others, they should help you, too. (Sam)
6.   When you help others, they will help you back. (Juliet)
7.   Take care of the people who take care of you. (Henry)

Grade 3
1.   Help people who need it. (Tiffany)
2.   Help people. (Bob)
3.  Be happy to help people. (Nemo)

Grade 4
1.   Have a heart of thanksgiving. Don’t be selfish. (Bill)
2.   Be happy with what you have. (William)

Miss Nelson
1.   Love willingly sacrifices all. 
2.   Sacrificing everything produces joy and sadness.
·      Example: Jesus Christ, moms, dads

My students are such sweet kids.  It's a joy to come in to school to teach and work with, and learn from them every day!  God bless my students... each and every one!
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