Polishing the Apple: Teacher Devotions that Offer Biblical Insights for Resolving Conflicts and Improving School Relationships, Volume 1 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781484829271)

Dr. Elderine Wyrick is wife of Robert Dean Wyrick for over 50 years and the mother of two adult sons. She received her Bachelor's degree in Education from Faith Evangelical Christian College, a master's degree in Family Life Education and a doctorate degree in the Integration of Religion and Society from Oxford Graduate School, Dayton, Tennessee. She attended training classes at Peacemaker International directed by Ken Sande . As a young woman, she was recognized as an Outstanding Leader of the Community by her hometown in 1967. She was listed in the Who's Who of Executive and Professionals of America from 1994-2006. She was nominated as a "Point of Light" in her community in 1991. She is a lifetime member of the Association of Christian Schools International for Administrators since 1988. She is the author of Polishing the apple: Teacher Devotions that offer biblical insights for resolving conflicts and improving school relations (2013) and Polishing the Apple 2 (2018), devotional books for Christian teachers. She has served in four Christian schools as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, administrator and founder within the past 40 years. As the director and founder of Master's Academy, she led a specialized school for students with LD from 1988-2013. Mrs. Wyrick conducted seminars for churches, civic and professional groups including South Central Association for Christian School International (ACSI) conference, adult literacy programs, homeschool associations, and in-service training for teachers at Christian schools in Texas and Guadalajara, Mexico. Along with her husband, she has done extensive pastoral, family and marriage counseling for over twenty years.