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”
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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”
Unite My Heart
Teachers are more than just “teachers” to their students. The best of teachers not only teach but are also listening ear, sympathetic heart, and wise counselor to their students. The best teachers create an safe environment and development relationships with their students. Their students know they can turn to their teacher for more than theirContinue reading “Unite My Heart”
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”
The Mountain of Suffering & Sacrifice
No one knows exactly the hill that Jesus was crucified. We do know that it was on a hill outside of the city walls of Jerusalem. The hill was called “Golgotha” or the Place of the Skull because the rock formation looked like a skull. Nevertheless, a small mountain or hill was a part ofContinue reading “The Mountain of Suffering & Sacrifice”
The Burning Bush
One day while Moses was tending his father-in-law’s sheep, he led the flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. While tending the sheep, he looked up to the mountain and saw something strange: There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. MosesContinue reading “The Burning Bush”
Adonai's Appeal 