Laura Hewett
There and Back for Good
"What are you going to do when your map fills up?" "I guess I'll have to retire," I've joked with students for years as I invite them to...
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Laura Hewett
- May 28
- 3 min
Smells Like Arson
"What does arson smell like?" a student once asked during my lesson. "That's just smoke!" one of his peers shouted in disbelief. Years...
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Laura Hewett
- May 16
- 6 min
A Burning House
There is only one person on earth I know who is a bigger grammar nerd than I am, and that person is Brandon Washington. He is also a much...
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Laura Hewett
- Mar 12
- 3 min
Best Laid Plans
I made my G period class push the desks back to the wall and sit on the floor during Thursday's lesson as we read the epilogue to Ray's...
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Laura Hewett
- Feb 26
- 2 min
The Best Stuff
I had a really full week with lots of meetings and emails that I can't share on the internet, but one of the moments that I can share was...
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Laura Hewett
- Feb 19
- 3 min
In the Middle
Welcome to the middle of my life. I'm comfortably in adulthood, and I'm also in this season where I live in Germany and use a wheelchair....
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Laura Hewett
- Feb 13
- 2 min
THINK Before You Speak
I spent a while yesterday pondering what to post for this week, but nothing good came to mind. Rather than writing some drivel that was...
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Laura Hewett
- Jan 30
- 2 min
Job and Jonah
My new semester of students started reading Jonah today - we finished the whole book in less than twenty minutes. It's not that long, but...
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Laura Hewett
- Oct 2, 2022
- 6 min
Readiness to Learn
Last week my students were doing some testing that provides results about not only what they know but what they are ready to learn. This...
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Laura Hewett
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
Good Fruit
I had a good day today. There are plenty of things I could say about what went poorly this week or how my life would be easier if I could...
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Laura Hewett
- Sep 18, 2022
- 2 min
For the Bible Tells Me So
Nigel had a super loaded sermon this morning. I was watching on zoom because I'm leaving soon for a festival with friends who attend a...
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Laura Hewett
- Aug 28, 2022
- 7 min
Jahreskontrolle of the Week
I knew this week would be full, and I'd already called up my prayer team to cover me, but, whoa, a whole lot extra happened that was...
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Laura Hewett
- May 22, 2022
- 5 min
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
May is a crazy time. Maybe not for everyone, but especially for teachers. It's alumni season, so my previous students are stopping in -...
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Laura Hewett
- May 8, 2022
- 5 min
Second Tab Syndrome
I'm writing this with five tabs open on my browser and a couple other programs running in my brain. The other week I had a conversation...
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Laura Hewett
- Apr 24, 2022
- 3 min
Found in Translation
When I was in grad school, the "cultural integration" portion of my lesson plans often seemed ambiguous and difficult to write in a...
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Laura Hewett
- Apr 10, 2022
- 3 min
Stair Master
I'll never forget Mike pushing me to workout on the stair master one of my last weeks in New Zealand. I was huffing and puffing and...
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Laura Hewett
- Dec 12, 2021
- 3 min
Once Upon a Time
Making friends with librarians is some of the best life advice I can give. The current BFA librarians regularly recommend good books and...
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Laura Hewett
- Nov 14, 2021
- 3 min
Courage to Learn
In the spirit of transparency, I've considered leaving the teaching profession many times this year. This year is hard. I've read a lot...
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Laura Hewett
- Oct 10, 2021
- 6 min
Good Guy, Loves the Lord
Once 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...
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