All students are gifted, some just open their packages later than others. My job is to help my students open their unique packages.   I consider it a privilege to be able to teach at a school where my Christian faith can be shared as a natural part of my lesson plans.  I believe that it is my responsibility to help my students learn the important skills they will need to be successful in school and in the workplace, along with how to live out Christian values in everyday life.

Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly. (Psalm 112:5)

College:
B.A. German/Business, Western Michigan University
M.E. Secondary Education, Nazareth College
M.A. Post-Secondary Education, Western Michigan University

Subjects: 
Computer Applications, Introduction to Business, Business Management, Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, Business Communication

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Thinking beyond our textbook in Business Management:

Most of us believe that the best way to motivate ourselves and others is with external rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That’s a mistake, Daniel H. Pink says in, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. According to Pink, the secret to high performance and satisfaction—at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.

Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He demonstrates that while carrots and sticks worked successfully in the twentieth century, that’s precisely the wrong way to motivate people for today’s challenges. In Drive, he examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose—and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action.

Watch a great RSA Animate of this talk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc