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Are you a “teacher of redemption” in your classroom? Explain.
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Yes, when a student has done something that needs a consequence for discipline (such as detention), I explain to them that it is because I care about their growth in resonsibility and treat it as a learning experience for them. Afterwards, we move on without it being held against them continually.
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For the most part I am; however, there are periods of the day that I’m not. Usually on those days, I remember to pray and seek God’s help when I become overwhelmed.
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With never having taught before, this is a hard question to answer, but I believe that I will give students the opportunity to make right what they will do wrong. I will afford them the opportunity to come to me for assistance and guidance if they are struggling with something I am teaching. Mistakes will be made, poor choices will be made; I think that everyone has days in which this happens, and redemption will allow a do-over of sorts, a chance for the student to make right what they did wrong and be able to experience that.
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Yes, I am a teacher of redemption. Throughout that day we have opportunities to for the course to see how forgiveness and mercy work. From social conflict resolution to talking about how Jesus came to redeem us through biblical integration of lessons.
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Yes. If teachers were truly honest, if we wrote up every student for everything they did wrong, there would be no teaching occurring. I think by nature we have to be. If a student does not turn in an assignment on time, he or she can still turn it in but there will be a penalty. To some students, that may not seem like a redemption. However, to students who are failing a course because he or she did not turn in the work, they are appreciate for the redemption. I think I refer to this type of action in discussions with my students as “I’m going to give you a chance to redeem yourself here.”