Welcome to the second edition of Braveheart. If you missed the introduction in my summer mailing or the links I provided last month, I have included those again below. Happy reading!
Blackhawk News
Our students have now completed the first quarter, and we are very proud of their hard work. Watch for report cards later this week and an email with links to sign up for parent-teacher conferences. Conferences are held 10/17 and 10/18, with 2pm student dismissals each day.
Religion, Faith, and Church
We highly value Biblical teaching on sex and marriage at BCS. The Bible has much to say about these topics, and our hope is that the truth of God's word penetrates their hearts in ways that impact their views on those topics. It is also helpful from time to time to show students that God's plan has practical benefits to them in their everyday lives. Here are two such articles from "Breakpoint Daily":
One concept gaining traction in the child and adolescent development world has caught my attention from two different sources. Researchers are finding that a lack of free play (or the overabundance of directed and supervised activities) has led, in part, to the rise of teen anxiety, depression, and fear. First, I read the article linked below from Jonathon Haidt and Peter Gray. I linked Haidt last month. I was then made aware of an entire group with dedicated resources to helping parents, schools, and communities promote this cause. That organization is called Let Grow, and they have great resources on their website for those interested. Here are those two links:
I wanted to take this space to share two general news sources many of our faculty and families use to consume news from a Biblical worldview. We will get back to a more narrow scope of looking at technology in this space in future, but considering all that is going in our world, I thought it may be helpful for you to have these sources. One is a free email update (The Pour Over) that comes several times each week. The other is a daily ten-minute news program called World Watch that you can subscribe to for access to the videos. Both come highly recommended by other BCS parents! Here are those links:
Did you know that the concept of learning styles - the idea that certain people are predisposed to learning in a specific way (auditory, visual, kinesthetic) - is a myth? There are many articles and loads of research to back this up, but it is still a very commonly held belief. Here is one such article that explains why it is a myth and the danger that myth can have on students and schools: "Learning Styles" Myth Damaging Our Education System
