Back in the day, when students needed to remember an important lesson they were instructed to write it repeatedly. Now, sometimes that was a form of punishment – write “I will not disrespect my teacher” 100 times before you can go to recess. Other times it was a method used to help the student remember.Continue reading “I Will Listen to My Teacher”
Category Archives: God’s Pupils
God’s Instruction
It has been a busy week with the semester’s start, so I’ve been unable to post my daily threads. But like any good teacher, all of last week’s concepts will be reviewed on a bulletin board! Teachers love bulletin boards. They serve as visual reminders of important concepts and prompts for calls to action. Generally,Continue reading “God’s Instruction”
Fall like Rain
Every teacher hopes their lessons fall on attentive ears. You hope students will take what you’ve taught them to heart and apply it to their knowledge and walk of life. Teachers want their lessons to be meaningful and helpful. After all, teachers become teachers to help their students grow, learn, and apply. This was oneContinue reading “Fall like Rain”
The Mighty Creator
One of the important aspects of the teacher/student relationship is instruction. Teachers must give good instructions so students are successful; students must be good listeners to ensure they understand and can apply the instructions. Generally, teachers create assignments and then instruct students on how to complete them. Assignments and activities go better when the creatorContinue reading “The Mighty Creator”
Teach Me to Fear
One of the most important attitudes students should demonstrate is respect. Students need to respect their teachers because their teachers are in a position of authority and have more experience/knowledge than they do. But respecting strangers doesn’t come naturally to everyone – some people need help learning how to show respect for their teachers. SoContinue reading “Teach Me to Fear”
Help Me Understand
One of the main goals of a teacher is to help their students understand the material and its application. It isn’t enough for them to just “know” – they need to understand. So, what does it mean to truly understand? The definition of understand is: 📝 to grasp the meaning, reasonableness, significance, or explanation ofContinue reading “Help Me Understand”
The Helpful Teacher
One of the marks of a truly great teacher is if they are willing and able to help their students understand the content they are providing. It is not particular hard to provide information to students – AI, Google, etc, all do that. But Chat GPT does not teach. AI does not impart understanding. TheyContinue reading “The Helpful Teacher”
The Level Path
Psalm 27 is one of my favorite Psalms. It is a Psalm of David during which he praises God for salvation from His enemies and expresses his complete love and trust in Yahweh (David uses God’s covenant name 13 times throughout the Psalm). David begins: The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold ofContinue reading “The Level Path”
The Way of Wisdom
When Solomon begins writing Proverbs, he narrates the wisdom of God as a father talking to his son. You can see this especially in chapter 4: Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight… Throughout the chapter, the father provides wise instructions to his sons but for readers today this isContinue reading “The Way of Wisdom”
The Master Teacher
In the United States, the beginning of school is just around the corner. Parents are focused on getting their kids’ school supplies ready, figuring out their schedule, and meeting their teachers. Meeting the teacher is really important. Now, I know I’m biased when it comes to teachers. (I come from a long line of teachersContinue reading “The Master Teacher”
Adonai's Appeal 