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What does Dr. Teague mean when he says, “Integration was never the legitimate starting point for a godly pedagogy”?
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You must see anything first with the eye of the scripture. This will help to present issues sequentially.
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Integration was never the legitimate starting point for a godly pedagogy. This means that when Christian educators initially developed this approach to learning, they believed that God was more interested in fostering a relationship with His children and His creation than in integrating faith with the curriculum.
In addition, initially, this approach wasn’t about integrating Christianity into the curriculum, but rather about gaining a deeper understanding of God’s Word and learning how to apply that knowledge practically.
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It means you cannot give what you don’t have. You must embedded yourself into the Word of God. You need to start the lesson with God and His Word and every other things will fall into place.
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You should have an understanding of God’s word first – then, you will be able to properly integrate it into the curriculum you are teaching.
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The understanding of the word of God should be the first thing that I should cultivate first before anything else.