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How do you imbed the fruit of the Spirit into your classroom? Or, if you haven’t previously considered this, how might you go about it now?
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I often tell my students, “Kind words or no words at all.” Kindness is a fruit of the spirit. I also do my best to teach kindness through literature, when we read novels about bullying an immigrant or a student who is considered “different” in style or behavior. I believe that students need to learn and practice self-control, which I can imbed through behavior expectations.
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I want to focus more on consciously implementing the fruit of the Spirit in my classroom. We have used secular social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, which have become inappropriate at the middle school level, so we have not used them as much. Because much of our curriculum is from secular sources, it is becoming more important to make a conscious effort to tie the Word of God into everything we teach, and using the fruit of the Spirit as a regular reference point is a great way of tying in godly character traits throughout the school year.
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Besides having a poster on display, we haven’t focused on the true development of the fruit as a character trait – something that develops overtime, not occurring immediately because you read it from the board. I would like to do better in presenting that principle, otherwise the students would be prone to mix it up as if it were some magical trait (like a Disney or Marvel character’s ability to transform by way of a superpower).
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In my classroom, we learn a song about the fruit of the Spirit and then as part of our morning routine, I talk about each one of the fruits and explain what is meant by each. They love learning the song and the discussions.
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As a whole, our school gives out fruit of the spirit awards monthly, with each month being focused on a different fruit of the spirit. Our chapels also teach lessons on fruits of the spirit. In the classroom, many of our Bible lessons relate back to fruits of the spirit and we have discussions on what they mean and how to implement them into our lives.