Stories of Children’s Lives Changed

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Apr
17
Everyday Victories

~written by Mary Abban, LSEM teacher at Trinity Frist Lutheran School in Minneapolis, MN~ When working with students who have learning challenges, the big “wow” moments may be quite sporadic. But there are the everyday victories that help us to see that what we are doing is worthwhile. Here are just a few from the […]

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Apr
16
Goal Achieved!

~written by Nikki Schweitzer, LSEM teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in Traverse City, MI~ I wanted to take a moment to pass along a WOW story from Trinity Lutheran in Traverse City! This is my second year working with a young man who is now in third grade. As a first grader, his teacher was […]

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Apr
11
The Success in Independence

~ written by Pam Bierbaum, LSEM teacher at St. James Lutheran School in Shawano, WI ~ I have served as LSEM resource teacher here at St. James for 3 years, this year being my first year full-time and working with students on both reading and math. I have been working with some of the same […]

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Apr
09
Students ARE the WOW

~written by Laura Jezzani, LSEM teacher at St. Paul Lutheran School in Westlake, OH~ My WOW Story is about a current 4th grader. His name is G and he is an amazing young man. G has some unusual physical talents that he enjoys demonstrating for me: he can crack his knuckles, his back, his neck, […]

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Apr
04
Pressing On

~written by Terri Bentz, LSEM Teacher at St. John’s Lutheran School in NYA, MN~ Philippians 3:14 “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Perseverance. What are your earliest memories of something you needed to dig deep to accomplish? Could you have been […]

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Mar
26
Struggles

~written by Becky Warnasch, LSEM Teacher at Zion Lutheran School in Georgetown, TX I had to give up Facebook a few years ago.  I do miss it sometimes, especially when my friends start talking about exciting current events in other friends’ lives. What I don’t miss is how it made me feel about myself.  Somehow […]

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Mar
19
A Different Path

~written by Debra Geary, LSEM Teacher at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Fort Wayne, IN As a college senior, I thought being an airline stewardess was my career path in life but God had another idea — being a teacher, “and that has made all the difference.” I have been blessed to be teaching for […]

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Mar
12
No One Is Alone

While looking back on the first few months since beginning to work at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran School in September, I have had many moments when things just started clicking for some of my students that have made me smile.  Something that I didn’t expect was a “Wow” moment from one of the teachers […]

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Mar
05
A Little Boost

As the LSEM teacher at Immanuel Lutheran School in Saginaw, MI,  I have the opportunity to work with students of all ages.  I especially enjoy working with the younger students in Kindergarten and 1st grade.  It’s not just because I love students this age.  When I work with students in Kindergarten and 1st grade, I […]

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Feb
26
Daily Bread

Our Director of School Ministries offered the students a calendar for December. The calendars listed a bible verse, from Luke chapter two, for each day of the month. In the center of the calendar was a picture of the nativity to color. My class and I would read the passage for the day. Far be […]

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