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Which of Dr. MacCullough’s guiding questions discussed in this lesson stood out to you and why?
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The questions really stood out to me because I teach math and there isn’t really a good time to bring up what is a human being. I was looking at more practical applications of lessons from the Bible, Money management or calculating the volume of the arc. I will have to look at how to integrate these questions into my lessons.
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I liked the last question, “What life commitments are consistent with these believes?” I am a practical person. I would love to hear my high school students discuss this question. I feel like this generation of students are growing up with so many pragmatic believes, that this question might make them pause and think.
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All of the questions were surprising to me, beginning with question 1, “What is prime reality?”. I have gone from a holistic planner to a pragmatic planner over the past few years. I develop better lesson plans when I think about, “What are the specific tasks/ action items that I want students to be engaged in during today’s lesson?” and “What question on the homework or unit test should students be able to do after today’s lesson?” This first question, like many of the questions, puts me back into holistic planning which I wasn’t very successful at. But, I will try again.
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Question number six stood out to me. Our current society has removed the moral compass and replaced it with a “whatever you think is right” in order that no one is offended. What a scary place to be. We desperately need guidelines, boundaries to keep us safe, emotionally and spiritually. I once heard about a study that was done with younger children. They were placed in a play yard with no fencing. The children clung to the play equipment and didn’t wonder outside their direct area. Then later a fencing was installed. The children then were observed playing out away from the equipment and in the freedom of the space provided. Perhaps it reflects the image that we need, desire, to feel secure in our environment. When boundaries are visible, we are able to wonder and explore safely, both emotionally and spiritually.
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Question number six stood out to me. Our current society has removed the moral compass and replaced it with a “whatever you think is right” in order that no one is offended. What a scary place to be. We desperately need guidelines, boundaries to keep us safe, emotionally and spiritually. I once heard about a study that was done with younger children. They were placed in a play yard with no fencing. The children clung to the play equipment and didn’t wonder outside their direct area. Then later a fencing was installed. The children’s then were observed playing out away from the equipment and in the freedom of the space provided. Perhaps it reflects the image sense that we need to feel secure in our environment. When knowing the boundaries, you are able to wonder and explore safely both emotionally and spiritually.
