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How does your understanding of mankind’s fallen nature impact your work in the classroom?
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We all sin and need the grace and love of the Father in our lives. First, I have to recognize that I messed up. Sometimes, a family member might need to let me know that what I did hurt them. In the same way, students may need help understanding that their actions affect others. Next, we must confess our sin and ask for forgiveness. Since Jesus came to be our rescuer, we have received the greatest gift ever given. Our attitude toward students who make mistakes should be full of grace and understanding. Yeah! We are forgiven and we get a fresh start – a clean slate!
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It allows me to not expect perfection, but growth and tenacity. It helps me recognize the need to help students learn from their mistakes and guide them toward Jesus.
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I allow for grace when students make mistakes and use these moments for teaching. I also don’t expect any students to be perfect or not make mistakes.
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It is something that is on my mind when I interact with students that this is a teaching they have encountered. I try to uplift them and acknowledge their imago dei and create a classroom that honors that image in them, rather than focus on this interpretation of sin nature.
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This understanding can help one to be more patient and forgiving of misbehaviour since none of us are perfect or without sinful ways at times.
