This week will mark the 31st year of teaching and here are three simple truths:<\/p>\n
1. trust the dialectic. I am asking a new question for Homer this year: \u201cWhy must Thersites be beaten?\u201d I must trust the question and the students and see what happens. This years opening question is starts with a small man, but it will lead, I trust, to the text. It also can easily be applied to the life of students and to my own life.<\/p>\n
2. trust Jesus. I am going to class asking Jesus to speak to the\u00a0student there. Each class is different. I must look into my students\u00a0eyes and see what it is that the Holy Spirit is doing in them.<\/p>\n
3. trust the Bible. You would think trusting Jesus would equal\u00a0trusting his Word, but does not always in my life. The Great Text is\u00a0useful. I should not force it, but make sure I am ready to use it.<\/p>\n
And a bonus!<\/p>\n
4. trust the students. They are here to learn. A few are not, but we are\u00a0not here for them. Trust the chums and they (mostly) will not let us\u00a0down.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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