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How might you use what you learned in this lesson in your school/classroom?
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Yes we need to make sure our students are reaching certain standards, but we must not forget the ultimate standard…God’s word. Everything we do, teach, say is ultimately for God’s honor and glory.
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Our country’s roots in education help me to further embrace their traditional sense of teaching about and through the Bible.
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In my courses we have talked a lot about how views on self, identity, and value of a person have reached where they are today in society. I would like to incorporate some of the shifts in the educational system into these group discussions as well, especially since we typically have a few students who transfer in each year from public education. It would be good to get their insight to the students who have not experienced the public education system. (Caveat to my statement I am not condemning public education as a whole as there are many strong Christian teachers doing a phenomenal job. What I am saying is our students often have a “grass is greener over there” mentality and it is good to get the students who have the experience on the other side to shed some truth on what it is actually like)
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Reviewing the history of curriculum in America can be a useful element of instruction in a chronological survey of American literature. It could also be useful to point out to students the connection between literacy instruction and Christianity.
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Being reminded of the specificity of requirements and standards being one way to orient a classroom frees me to consider other options as well. The different philosophical approaches in Plymouth and Jamestown inspires me to consider my own roots, the roots of my students, and the roots of the school as I seek to pursue what God has for us in terms of learning and growth. The foundation matters and even the ground of my own life can be altered to focus on God’s goals for a classroom and for a school.
