There have been many people in my life that have taught me many things. But the one person that stands out the most is my great-aunt. As a young child, she took me into her household and treated me as one of her own children. She had five biological children and I was very close to her oldest son. This meant that many times we would have questions about the same things in life. She would teach me, through scripture, with every problem that I …show more content…
First, I would pray about the lesson, begging God for guidance. I would start preparing for my lesson earlier to ensure that I have a total understanding of what the passage is about and the context that is used (Wilkinson, 157&158). I would prayerfully ask God to help me understand how to apply this lesson to my life, so that I have a connection to the scripture. I would then share and communicate this same thing to my students so that they can learn how to apply scripture to their …show more content…
After reading Chapter 6 of the Wilkinson textbook, who has the greatest applier’s heart you know? On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rank your applier’s heart? What could you do to move it closer to a 10?
In my opinion, the greatest “appliers heart” is Jesus Christ. He taught through examples, through parables and through miracles. He knew the Word of God and He knew who he was teaching. On a scale of 1-10, I think that I would be a 3 at best. My main short coming is the lack of time that I have to devote to study and application of my lessons. I could move closer to a 10 by praying diligently for an “applier’s heart” and by becoming more sensitive to the Holy Spirit and applying these to my own life. I need to increase my study time and prayer life.
5. After reading Chapter 8 of the Wilkinson textbook, discuss the following question. Step 2 of the Retention Method occurs when the teacher boils down the content to the minimum. Why do you think so few teachers take this step? What is the difference between content being covered and content being