Discussion Questions
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Explain, in your own words, Dr. Black’s visual of a book in the middle of two Bibles. What is she illustrating with this visual?
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Dr. Black used an illustration to communicate the vital importance of God’s Word. She had curriculum materials in the middle with Bibles on either side. Her overall point was that everything must be filtered through the lens of God’s Word. God’s Word is most important and every subject we teach should strive for Biblical integration.
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She is illustrating the importance of approaching Christian education through a Biblical lens. Everything thing we do in the classroom should be a reflection and an outgrowth of that lens.
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Dr. Black starts and finishes with Gods word. The integration of the curriculum use in our schools is based in Biblical integration.
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Dr. Black is demonstrating that God’s Word should go before and after our lessons, surrounding them, and that everything should be viewed and taught through the lens of Biblical truth.
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We begin and end with the Bible. Everything in the middle is through the lens of the Bible as well.
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What are some techniques you have used, or currently use, to encourage a growth mindset in yourself?
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I love to listen to history podcasts to further understand this world around me and God’s plan for it. I also enjoy reading different types of books to help me understand all points of view while viewing them from the lens of God’s Word.
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I don’t want to be stagnate and miss what I could learn. I love to learn.
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To encourage growth mindset in myself I always remember that I am God’s child and I may not have the answer/skill yet, but I can grow. God is continually shaping me in to what He wants me to be.
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As a mathematics teacher, I show students how to use skills learned earlier to learn more complex concepts. For myself as a Christian, I enjoy learning new things. Today we have many resources for learning. I am thankful for online resources, teachers, pastors, and books. But the Bible is the sure foundation for all learning.
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In mathematics, one of the things I try to encourage students to do is remember that when solving problems you are not entirely starting from scratch but using skills they have already seen in easier problems to solve more difficult ones.