The Importance Of A Christian Teaching

Teaching is a difficult profession, it entails patience, discipline, wisdom, intelligence, kindness and understanding, but teaching Christianly demands so much more. There are many expectations and needs that teachers have to meet; they have to meet the needs of their students, the student’s family, co-workers and the needs of individuals in their own personal lives. Teaching Christianly requires your whole being, there is no segregation; a Christian teacher cannot be a Christian teacher just at school. They are a Christian teacher wherever they go, weather they are at home, in the mall or in a restaurant, they carry around this identity with them wherever they go. In Education 101 we learned and discussed many of the standards for teaching effectively and most importantly we got a better understanding as to what it really means to be a Christian teacher.

There are many expectations for teachers,

In lesson six we learned that, “we can’t do it all, but we can do something.” It is impossible to teach purely Christianly, because our world is so broken and we are broken people, but it is important to know that we can make a difference, for His good, no matter how small.

Christian teachers’ role is to equip students with the knowledge and the ability to go out into the world and serve others. In a way we are to teach like Jesus did; to bring the truth to others. So many things are changing in our culture and the one thing that is not is the bible. The bible should be a core part of the Christian teacher’s classroom. They are to bring the truth to their students and teach in a delicate way because we are teaching important image bearers of God. “Remember, we are dealing with precious image-bearers of God, not eggs. So be very careful.” (Van Dyk, 2011,