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How does your understanding of mankind’s fallen nature impact your work in the classroom?
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The message reminded me to use mankind’s fallen nature to explain the need for rules. I believe teaching the rules and setting the expectations will support an effective learning environment. Encompassing the Fruits of the Spirit in my classroom will also strengthen the environment. In addition to our fallen nature impacting my classroom is a loss of social skills and manners that may have become enhanced due to school shut downs.
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I never expect my students to always do the right thing. I expect my students to make mistakes and to use them as a learning opportunity.
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This is perhaps the most important central theme when teaching in a history course. Most of mankind’s history is anything but good or wholesome. When we discuss difficult topics in my course, we always come back to the fact that we live in a fallen, evil world. This is why bad things occur and why even the most horrifying acts of evil should not surprise us.
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Knowing we all have a fallen nature, I am not taken off guard when there is bad behavior but seek to have an orderly classroom where expectations are clear and everyone (including me) is held accountable. I pray that my classroom is bathed in grace and truth, knowing redemptions is available in any situation as we submit to God’s ways.
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Discipline was brought up during this video in great light. I truly believe that with the right discipline students can be guided and loved on in the school environment. I always used to say I ran a tight ship in my classroom. I did not let students get away with large negative acts, students need to learn consequences whether positive or negative. It’s still taking me time to wrap my mind around discipline as an administrator, because you want to have mercy, but you must also deal with the big behaviors that must have a consequence.