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How do the concepts discussed in this lesson apply to your work in your classroom?
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As a science and history teacher, I am often discussing these “big questions” with my students. They are full of them as we discuss the formation of our country and the founding fathers, or how He perfectly created the water cycle, etc. I often refer back to God’s word to reinforce concepts taught in these subjects and to show His purposeful design for all of creation.
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I am a math teacher. At the beginning of the year, I talk to my students about how amazing it is that our Creator created the natural world with precise mathematical principles AND HE created us so that we could understand those principles. However, daily lessons are often disconnected from biblical principles. Our school annually allows students the opportunity to provide feedback in a survey, and in response to one of the questions, one of my 6th grade students even said out loud, “What does the bible have to do with math?” I had a little chuckle over that. But in the short lesson, I realized that it’s not about teaching biblical doctrine to the students, it’s about empowering students with the answers to the Big Questions. “Who am I? I am a child of God, and through Him all things are possible. I can be good at math. He created me with a mind to be able to understand these things. When it is hard and maybe I’d rather be doing something else, I can do my homework as though working for him, and not for my parents or my teacher. I am working to please Him.” So my job as an educator extends beyond teaching students how to solve for x. It is primarily to encourage students, to believe in their potential, and to help them see their value as children of God.
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The concepts discussed apply to my work as the Director of Special education because it allows me to talk about how God has created us all differently and we are each here to serve a purpose. I like to play workship music in my office when a student needs a few minutes to collect themselves. We also discuss how God made us in his own way and those things make us special.
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I am currently in a secular classroom, however, I can still teach students they have worth and meaning and purpose in life. I pray for them every day that God will open their eyes to what I am teaching them. I strive to show my students the love of Christ every day and pray that God will take the small seeds planted and allow them to grow. I can also share my opinion as a Christian when students directly ask me for my opinion.
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Black states, “We are made as eternal beings, and as Christians educators we are here to educate children for eternity… We are educating them to know God for the future.” This statement brings to mind that we live in a present-day, risk-adverse society that obsesses over child safety while ignoring their eternal damnation. Right? We save children’s physical bodies, while their souls are eternally lost. Do we not believe in Hell? Do we not believe there is a final judgement? Why do we focus so much on their physical and mental health, while giving fortune cookie answers to their spirituality?