Teach like a disciple -- The relational Jesus and the heartbroken student -- The demanding Jesus and the student who craved success -- The holistic Jesus and the student who needed healing -- The multicultural Jesus and the student who needed acceptance -- The challenging Jesus and the gifted student -- The patient Jesus and the student who craved attention -- The perceptive Jesus and the quiet student -- The provocative Jesus and the judgmental student -- The purposeful Jesus and the students who wanted him to please them -- The transforming Jesus and the student no one believed in -- Parting words.
Summary:
Although much has been written about P-12 teaching from a biblical perspective, this study focuses on Christ's relationships with a diverse group of individuals: wealthy and poor, women and men, unschooled and well-educated, loud and quiet, influential and powerless, those whom Jesus knew well and those who were strangers to him, those of his own faith and culture as well as those outside of it. These individuals are remarkably similar to the students we teach in our public and private school classrooms today. Each interaction between Jesus and an individual focuses on what we can learn from the student and Jesus as well as what we, as teachers, can apply in our profession.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.