According to Twiss, the first main concern he has in the book is the Native’s lost culture. I agree that in the old days, missionaries have tried to convert the locals Christianity, and they injected Western culture into the locals as well. However, I believe that current missionaries are very good with respecting the other cultures. The current mission practices respect the diversity in cultures. For example, I attend a church that has multiple campuses in many countries. Every year, the church holds conferences for Korean diasporas. According to the training I attended in the past, there are approximately 7.5 million ethnic Koreans over 170 countries. Our church invites few thousand ethnic Koreans from over 170 countries, and holds a mission
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Everyone is nurtured in a different environment, so people may think differently and have different opinions. Twiss states that “different people groups have different ways of defining value, worth and beauty” (2000, p. 114). As a teacher, it is my responsibility to create a safe learning environment. In my opinion, the safe learning environment is a judgement free zone. Jesus do not want us to judge each other (Matthew 7:1-6, Luke 6:37). As a teacher, I should be able to teach students how to respect each other. The best way to accomplish this is to use modeling strategy. Some students may not know how to act appropriately in the classroom. It is very important to acknowledge that teachers are not above students. Teachers are in the classroom to serve the students. It is important to think about servant-leadership, and the best example is Jesus. In order to create a safe learning environment, the students need to accept each other’s differences. It is the teacher’s role to develop a plan to help students to accept each other’s differences. In order to accept each other’s differences, students must understand each other. To understand each other, the students must communicate with one another. To promote communication among the students, teachers can create opportunities for the students to speak to each other. Group project is a great example to create an opportunity for the students to …show more content…
172). In order to impact our children in the classroom, we need to build a good relationship with our students. Not just any relationships but “Christ-honoring and truly loving relationships” (Twiss, 2000, p. 172). In order to have a genuine relationship with our students, we need to respect them. If teachers do not give respect the students, the students will not give respect. In addition, teachers must truly love the students with Christ’s heart. Paul writes that “love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” (1 Cor. 13:4-7, NIV). Teachers must follow these characteristics of love to build a genuine relationship with the
Everyone is nurtured in a different environment, so people may think differently and have different opinions. Twiss states that “different people groups have different ways of defining value, worth and beauty” (2000, p. 114). As a teacher, it is my responsibility to create a safe learning environment. In my opinion, the safe learning environment is a judgement free zone. Jesus do not want us to judge each other (Matthew 7:1-6, Luke 6:37). As a teacher, I should be able to teach students how to respect each other. The best way to accomplish this is to use modeling strategy. Some students may not know how to act appropriately in the classroom. It is very important to acknowledge that teachers are not above students. Teachers are in the classroom to serve the students. It is important to think about servant-leadership, and the best example is Jesus. In order to create a safe learning environment, the students need to accept each other’s differences. It is the teacher’s role to develop a plan to help students to accept each other’s differences. In order to accept each other’s differences, students must understand each other. To understand each other, the students must communicate with one another. To promote communication among the students, teachers can create opportunities for the students to speak to each other. Group project is a great example to create an opportunity for the students to …show more content…
172). In order to impact our children in the classroom, we need to build a good relationship with our students. Not just any relationships but “Christ-honoring and truly loving relationships” (Twiss, 2000, p. 172). In order to have a genuine relationship with our students, we need to respect them. If teachers do not give respect the students, the students will not give respect. In addition, teachers must truly love the students with Christ’s heart. Paul writes that “love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” (1 Cor. 13:4-7, NIV). Teachers must follow these characteristics of love to build a genuine relationship with the