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How does your understanding of mankind’s fallen nature impact your work in the classroom?
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It shows that we are not perfect and that we are all in the same situation. We can grow and learn together to become better humans with God.
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I think it has an effect on how I address the students. When addressing a student, we must do so in a calm and nurturing manner. I believe talking with the student and getting them to explain what they did, why they did it and finally asking them what a better choice would have been is the path to take. We have to know that students are not going to be perfect and that those moments are teachable moments and moments that help them learn to be more in the image of Christ.
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It helps me use appropriate disciplinary methods to address behavior issues, It also helps me in planning activities by always considering safety first.
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Understanding that every person is a sinner allows you to view behavior properly. It also lets you speak with students honestly about the effects of sin- separation from God, broken relationships. We get to gently lead students to the truth in every conversation whether that starts as a disciplinary conversation or an encouraging one. It also lets us be honest about our own sinfulness with our students. We shouldn’t present to students the idea that we’ve outgrown sin or never sinned. We should apologize when we sin against them and be honest and point them to the Savior.
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It impacts how we teach our students and how we approach the problems of the world and the problems our students may be facing. As a high school teacher, I see how broken the world is and how my students are struggling with the brokenness of this world and how social media is trying to get them to conform to something they may not be and not what God has created them to be.