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Are you a “teacher of redemption” in your classroom? Explain.
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Yes, in solving math problems, we all make mistakes. I never embarrass a student who give an incorrect answer, but I encourage the student to try again. I give students the opportunity to take another version of a test or quiz after giving individual feedback on the first assessment if a student does poorly.
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I teach my students that we all make mistakes and sin every day, but we have Christ standing up for us to receive forgiveness. They will always find a forgiving environment in my classroom, but I encourage them to find wisdom in all they face in order not to make the same mistake again.
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Absolutely. Children need to know how to deal with making mistakes and that we are designed to make them. “Tomorrow is a new day” is a phrase I use often.
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I pray every day that I am. I want my students to know that I love them, and I want the best for them. Yes, with that comes the responsibility to correct them when needed. After disciplining a student, I have them pray to God and ask for forgiveness. If they won’t, then I ask them if I can pray with them. I try to make it clear to my first graders that it is not them I am disappointed with, but the behavior. I try to make it clear that I love them, not the behavior (sin).
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Yes I try to every day though I’m sure that there have been times I’ve fallen short of this. I do this both by teaching about redemption through Christ and by living it out in the way I approach my students especially when discipline is invovled.