Review of Ira Wagler's Broken Roads: Returning to My Amish Father By Steven L. Denlinger You can also listen to Ira Wagler on our podcast here. BY THE THIRD page of Ira Wagler’s new memoir, Broken Roads: Returning to My Amish Father, I was … [Read more...] about Searching for His Father’s Blessing
Walt Walker: How Not to Quit Your Job
I FIRST MET Walt Walker when I was a junior at Malone College in Canton, Ohio. I was studying to be a teacher, and the requirements for an Ohio Teaching Certificate demanded I do ten weeks of student teaching. When I checked in at the front … [Read more...] about Walt Walker: How Not to Quit Your Job
Myrrl Byler: Why High School Teachers Are So Important
WE WERE 15 minutes into the root canal. The contraption inside my mouth, which isolated my back tooth, made it impossible to speak. Through a large headphone set, The Killers played in my ear. A rubber jam held my mouth open. I submitted to all … [Read more...] about Myrrl Byler: Why High School Teachers Are So Important