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Words of Encouragement and Insight from Dr. Jason Song of New Covenant Academy


Emotional Well-Being (Part 2)
In recent years, one of the buzzwords or topics in the field of education has been Growth Mindset - a belief that says everyone can grow...

Jason Song
Oct 14, 20212 min read


Emotional Well-Being (Part 1)
Beyond basic needs such as food. clothes, and shelter, what do our children need the most? That's the question we have to answer as...

Jason Song
Oct 14, 20211 min read


Warning! (to 12th Graders)
Warning! Danger Ahead! (Principal Song’s Advice To the Seniors and Their Parents) I am sure the current 12th graders cannot wait to...

Jason Song
Mar 3, 20214 min read


2021: Deja Vu All Over Again?
I was so eager to put 2020 behind and start the new year afresh. Yet, the attack on the U.S. Capitol reminded me of human depravity and...

Jason Song
Mar 3, 20212 min read


Willing and Able (Part 2)
Most people we encounter fall into two categories: Unable-but-Willing and Able-but-Unwilling. (See the image on the right.) If you are a...

Jason Song
Nov 19, 20203 min read


Willing and Able (Part 1)
A professor once told me that there are four types of people: Willing and Able Willing but Unable Unwilling but Able Unwilling and Unable...

Jason Song
Nov 18, 20202 min read


Virtuoso
The seven virtues Aristotle listed are courage, temperance, wealth, honor, anger, relationship, and humility. Aristotle argues that any ....

Jason Song
Sep 17, 20202 min read


Attitude is Everything
PART I Students prepare for the new school year by acquiring new backpacks, writing tools, or clothes. However, I hope they can begin the...

Jason Song
Sep 14, 20203 min read


Humility
The term humility is rooted in the Latin word humilitas, a noun that means “humble,” “grounded” or “rooted in the earth,” and “low.” The...

Jason Song
Sep 9, 20204 min read


Passion for Education
If you are considering going into teaching or are new to teaching, I hope and pray that you will find passionate mentors who will model the

Jason Song
Sep 9, 20203 min read


Brutal Honesty for Christian School Leaders
In the greater Los Angeles area, some 50+ private schools--mostly religious schools--closed down in the past 20 years. There are a number...

Jason Song
Oct 22, 20193 min read


Relentless Desire for What's Better and Greater
A 14-year old boy from New Haven wrote the following poem, and it's insightful and sobering. It was spring, but it was summer I wanted,...

Jason Song
Sep 23, 20192 min read


A Resolution for Life?
I like the Korean adage, “You don’t avoid crap because you are afraid of it. You avoid it because you don't want to step in it.” I...

Jason Song
Sep 19, 20192 min read


About the Company We Keep
When Jairus the synagogue leader begged Jesus to come and heal his daughter, Jesus invited only three of His disciples to come...

Jason Song
Sep 19, 20192 min read


Make your classroom "Divine"
Frank Laubach (1884-1970) was a missionary to Philippines in the early 1900s. He is forever associated with the instructional approach...

Jason Song
Jan 8, 20192 min read


The Best Question Ever: A revolutionary approach to decision making
Author: Andy Stanley Publisher: Multinomah Andy Stanley is a bona fide evangelical leader in America today, having been under his father...

Jason Song
Dec 20, 20183 min read


Secret of Concentration
Back in 1971, way before the time of cell phones, emails, the internet, and wireless devices, Nobel Prize winning economist Herbert...

Jason Song
Dec 19, 20183 min read


Under-Achievement
Characteristics of Underachievers (based on clinical studies) Underachievers are bright but they do not put out effort necessary for...

Jason Song
Dec 12, 20181 min read


On Apologizing
Many children have difficulties with apologizing for their actions or misbehavior. That is because they don't know how to appropriately...

Jason Song
Dec 12, 20183 min read


Aimlessness
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, said, "No wind favors him who has no...

Jason Song
Dec 12, 20181 min read
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