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How will the concepts discussed in this lesson impact your teaching?
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I especially enjoyed this lesson because Ellen spoke about our humanness as teachers and how we can expect to have challenging days in the classroom where nothing seems to be going right. How it’s o.k. to have do-overs and let the students know that it’s o.k. to have bad days too. But through a redemptive mind-set, we can draw closer to Christ and know that we are sinful and not perfect and the more we draw closer to Christ, the more we may become like him. Having an attitude of 2nd chances and new starts is healthy and good because our Heavenly Father has done this for us.
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I was reminded that I am teaching students, not curriculum. If students don’t understand a concept, I can re-think my approach and re-teach. My goal is to teach my students what they need to learn and to provide the necessary supports to help them be successful.
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It will be a central part of my curriculum planning–an essential question worth exploring over a student’s time in my school.
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This lesson has been my favorite so far in this series, because Ms. Black spoke of redeeming the bad days, tearing up the poor results on the quiz, going out to play when the room is chaos, and then restarting. She also speaks of the unknow days left of our lives and how we can best use the moments given. I just buried my mother last week, and as she speaks about her mom I am glad that she listens and takes account of what she has to say in her later years. We truly do not know what God has in store for us around the corner of that Bible, so stay close!
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My lessons matter since it plays a role in guiding students to find out their calling from God.
