Teach 4 the Heart

Teach 4 the Heart

In the Teach 4 the Heart podcast, Linda Kardamis shares ideas and inspiration to help you overcome your teaching challenges and make a lasting difference in your students’ lives. Designed for Christian teachers in both public and private schools, Teach 4 the Heart strives to present every discussion from a Biblical perspective. Season 1 will discuss classroom management. Future season's topics TBA but will likely include work/life balance, how our faith should affect our teaching, and more.

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May 26, 2025 20 mins

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Does teaching leave you overwhelmed and burnt out? Are you tired of self-care being the answer everyone gives you? Listen as Linda shares why self-care only helps at a surface level, and points toward what will really bring healing and hope.

00:00 The Limitations of Self-Care
06:02 The Importance of Soul Care
14:48 Changing Habits for Better Outcomes

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Disrespectful students can be challenging to even the best teachers. So how do we handle them with grace while also maintaining our authority? Listen in as Linda shares strategies for dealing with disrespect in the classroom.

00:00 Navigating Disrespect in the Classroom
04:37 Our Identity as Teachers
12:05 Practical Strategies for Addressing Disrespect
18:38 Empowering Students Through Re...

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Have you ever heard the saying "Work as if it all depends on you; pray as if it all depends on God"? While this may sound true, it might not be the right way to view our work. Listen in as Linda unpacks why this idea doesn't make us better teachers, and how to view hard work biblically.

00:00 Introduction to the Teaching Journey
01:22 The Tension Between Work and Prayer
04:32 Understandin...

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Lament is the means God gives us to navigate suffering and trials--but how do we engage with God through lament as teachers? How does lament set us up for healing? Listen in as we talk about how lament can help us navigate difficulties and griefs both large and small.

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Sitting through a class period can be hard for students. Getting up and moving a...

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Pray & Plan is a planner that helps Christian teachers prioritize what matters most - at home, at school, and in their spiritual walk! Get all the details & pre-order yours today at www.teach4theheart.com/planner

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Finding balance as a teacher can be so hard. But there are teachers thriving out there! Listen in as Linda shares easy but powerful habits you can cultivate to save time and simplify your schedule right now!

00:00 Introduction to Intentional Planning
01:51 1. Pray Over How We Spend Our Time
03:15 2. Strategically Schedule Work Time
04:39 3. Plan Weekly To-Dos with Intentionality
07:12 4....

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March 24, 2025 25 mins

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Grading can be one of the most time-consuming parts of being a teacher. We have to grade things! But what if there were strategies to help us grade more efficiently? Or even be more strategic about what to grade? Get back some time with these tips from Linda on saving time when grading.

00:00 The Importance of Grading
02:50 Strategies for Effective Grading
06:08 Prioritizing Grading Tasks
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March 17, 2025 24 mins

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We often hear that we should avoid negative people, and there is some truth in that. How do we balance loving our neighbor and not getting sucked into a spiral of negativity? What does the Bible say about how to treat our neighbors, even the negative ones?

00:00 Navigating Negativity in Teaching
04:40 The Dangers of Negativity
08:27 Engaging with Negative People
11:52 Finding Balance in R...

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Students can be ready to argue over the big and small things in our classrooms. How should we, as teachers, respond with grace and authority? Listen in as Linda shares how to navigate arguing in your classroom.

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February 24, 2025 18 mins

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Have you ever been surprised to hear students say that you are a mean teacher? Are you worried you might actually be mean? Listen in as Linda helps us know if we actually are mean, and how to navigate students' perception of us with grace.

00:00 Introduction to Teaching Challenges
01:29 Assessing Our Behavior: Are We Being Mean?
09:07 Handling Accusations of Meanness
11:01 Building Relation...

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Teaching can be overwhelming and frustrating. From burnout, to needing better time management, to circumstances we cannot control, it can be hard to pinpoint exactly what to work on first. Listen in as Linda help us identify our needs and leads us in working on what we need to overcome frustration as teachers.

00:00 Overcoming Overwhelm in Teaching
02:51 Identifying Key...

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Do you ever feel exhausted from the endless expectations & emotional toll of teaching? Are you being bombarded by constant negativity that makes it hard to stay positive? Do you feel defeated & maybe even find yourself daydreaming about quitting? Join us as we dive into Scripture-based solutions that reach far beyond "self-care" in this mini version of our upcoming Hope Renewed course!

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We are teachers. But our identity is so much more than that. When we tie our worth to doing a good job, or our students doing a good job, it creates problems for us. Listen in as Linda shares how to lean in to our true identity in the Christ from the classroom to the rest of our lives.

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00:00 Finding Identity in Christ

07:18 The Impact of Identity on Teaching

15:46 Practical Steps t...

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We live in a time where being a Christian teacher in a public school setting can be very challenging. How do we share Christ and honor God when the expectations for us push back against our faith? Join us for a conversation with a Christian teacher about his experience following Jesus while working in a public school.

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Thinking through procedures is a lot of work. Teaching those procedures is even more! But what happens when we don't spend time and energy on procedures? Listen in as Linda shares why not prioritizing procedures will sabotage your classroom management.

00:00 The Importance of Classroom Procedures

05:10 Creating Effective Procedures

11:44 Teaching and Reinforcing Procedures

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Returning to school after any long break can come with a lot of hard feelings: anxiety, overwhelm, even dread. But re-enteri...

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As teachers, we're always having more and more added to our plates - but do we ever stop to take anything off? Discover thirty ideas of things you can stop doing (or at least do less often) to take back some time!

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00:00 Balancing the Teacher's Load
03:09 Strategies for Reducing Workload
05:54 Doing Less: Trimming Tasks
09:10 Transferring Responsibilities
12:10 Practical Examples of...

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None of us got into teaching because we couldn't wait to deal with discipline issues. Nonetheless, classroom management can seriously make or break our ability to be effective as teachers. Listen as we explore 10 common mistakes that can totally derail our classroom management (and how to fix them).

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