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When the Classroom Feels Like a Battleground: Finding Joy, Grace, and Strength in Teaching with Author Michelle Ruddell
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What do you do when the classroom you once dreamed about starts to feel more like a battleground than a playground?
In this episode of At This Table, host Shelly Brown sits down with veteran educator and author Michelle Ruddell to talk about the very real joys, frustrations, mistakes, and sacred moments that come with teaching.
Drawing from 26 years in public education, Michelle shares honestly about the students who challenged her, the moments she got it wrong, and what she learned about looking beyond behavior to the story a student may be carrying.
Together Shelly and Michelle Ruddell talk about:
- Finding joy when teaching feels exhausting
- Looking beyond a student’s behavior to what may be happening underneath
- Balancing grace and accountability without swinging too far in either direction
- Giving students—and yourself—a clean slate
- Asking for help when you don’t have the answers
- What it means to simply be present when a student is hurting and you cannot fix the situation
- Depending on God for wisdom, strength, and compassion in the classroom
- Why the ordinary faithfulness of teachers and school staff can leave an impact they may never fully see
Michelle’s book, From the Playground to the Battleground: Finding Joy and Strength in the Classroom, includes 40 devotions, each built around a classroom story with practical and spiritual application, Scripture, prayer, and opportunities to reflect and refocus.
Get your copy of Michelle’s book from Amazon: From the Playground to the Battleground: Finding Joy and Strength in the Classroom
Visit Michelle Ruddell’s website for information about bulk orders: MichelleRuddell.com
If you know a teacher, administrator, counselor, coach, or anyone serving students, share this episode with them. They may need the reminder today that what they do matters—and God is with them in it.
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