Teaching with Jesus

This book comes from a place of love — love for teaching, love for learning, and love for teachers who are struggling, overwhelmed and wondering if they’ve made a mistake choosing this career. It’s designed to help teachers grow in confidence — not by pretending

things are easy, but by giving simple tools that make hard things doable.

Each chapter concludes with a short God-centred reflection and a Bible verse. These are designed to offer pause — an opportunity to think, reflect and reconnect with something deeper. In the very busy life of a teacher, it is necessary to create a little space — for stillness, for soul, for something beyond ourselves — for God.

Dave Cottrell is a passionate educator, devoted father of four, and proud country resident in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Grounded in a strong Christian faith, he believes teaching is the most important job in the world. When he’s not in the classroom, you’ll find

him enjoying golf or wakeboarding, embracing the balance of family, faith, and the outdoors.