Laura HewettNov 28, 20214 minOn the Bright SideOne of the highlights of teaching is when I get to learn from my students. I'm so proud of these resilient, curious, thoughtful young...
Laura HewettOct 10, 20216 minGood Guy, Loves the LordOnce upon a time, I was a cynical jerk face. I'm in progress, but I'm a lot better than a used to be. A lot of my formation into a more...
Laura HewettMay 30, 20213 minBalanceMy proprioception is shot. Nerve damage sucks. It means my balance is all out of wack - particularly if I can’t see where my legs are....
Laura HewettJul 12, 20203 minNick's FailureI love the movie Meet the Robinsons for a lot of reasons, but this scene where Lewis fails and the whole family is cheering for him is...
Laura HewettMar 29, 20206 minDon't Press KYears ago several of my students were struggling with feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. They found solace making a joke about...
Laura HewettMar 22, 20204 minBear the NameListening to this podcast is a better use of your time than my blog; come back here for commentary on this episode:...
Laura HewettMar 15, 20205 minEmpathy for DraculaDr. Schaak used to always tell our literature classes at Multnomah, "The goal of literature is empathy." I told my students that in our...
Laura HewettMar 8, 20203 minFrom and ToMy TA was getting some addresses for me this week and writing them on envelopes I hoped to have sent out months ago. Yesterday, I also...
Laura HewettNov 10, 20194 minShineEarlier this week a teacher friend of mine in America was telling me a student recently asked her, "Do you even know who TobyMac is?" And...
Laura HewettSep 29, 20193 minI Showed UpI skipped church today. I've posted the last two weeks about feeling under the weather, and my body has finally been sleeping through the...
Laura HewettSep 1, 20195 minI'm Super HumbleWe have a few beautiful traditions during the opening ceremonies at BFA, and I love being a part of the staff procession before the...
Laura HewettDec 30, 20182 minOmelas Have you ever read Thomas More's Utopia? It's terrible. I mean, no way it could work, but if it did, life there would be horribly bland....