TEACHING
The best
learning I had came from teaching.
Corrie
Ten Boom
The cone of
learning says that we remember 10 percent of what we read, 20 percent of what
we hear, 30 percent of what we see, 50 percent of what we see and hear, 75
percent of what we see, hear and talk about, and 90 percent what we see, hear,
talk about and do. The main message from
these statistics is that the more a child can interact with all of his senses,
the more apt he is to retain what he has been taught...(According to Deuteronomy
6:6-9) God warned the Israelites to internalize His teaching so He presented
His word, stated His goal, and then provided for each learner's style. He used a variety of methods to motivate.
Becoming a Treasured Teacher, Victor,
1992, p. 22, 33.
Vision is our
dominant sense. A report published by
the Xerox Corporation years ago revealed that 83 percent of what we learn comes
through our sight. Hearing provides for
11 percent of what we learn, compared with extremely small percentages from the
other three senses: smell, 3.5 percent; touch, 1.5 percent; and taste, 1
percent. No wonder Jesus used visuals!…(Most importantly) Jesus very life was a visual,
reinforcing what He taught.
Roy Zuck
Teaching as Jesus Taught, Baker, 1995, p.
178.
Read through
the Gospels, and you quickly conclude that Jesus was a dynamic, remarkably
effective teacher. Never boring, always
stimulating. Never
obtuse, always clear. Never pompous or distant, always personal and lovingly concerned.
Roy Zuck
Teaching as Jesus Taught, Baker, 1995, p. 10.
The fact is, there is a “course” that addresses every issue we will
ever face. The Teacher loves to meet
one-on-one with His students, so that He can tailor the course to our
needs. He is willing to hold class every
day that we are willing to meet. We
already have the Textbook, which was written by the Teacher Himself. Parts of it can be difficult to grasp. But the Teacher is always available –
twenty-four hours a day – to help us understand.
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
A Place of Quiet Rest, Moody, 2000, p. 62.
Good teachers
are approachable and easy to talk to; they are not irritable, defensive, or
quick to argue with people who disagree… [They] must not lose their temper,
scold their students, yell at them, or seek revenge because they offend… Angry…teachers
generate fear and stifle the spirit of inquiry, especially in children and
adolescents.
Alexander Strauch
Leading With Love, Lewis and Roth, 2006, p.130-131, Used
by Permission.
Those who
teach by their doctrine must teach by their life, or else they pull down with
one hand what they build up with the other.
Matthew Henry
A good
teacher like John the Baptist, clears the way, declares the way, and then gets
out of the way.
Derek Prime and Alistair Begg
On Being a Pastor, Moody Press, 2004, p. 136.
The mark of a
good teacher is that what is difficult and complicated becomes simple to
understand.
Derek Prime and Alistair Begg
On Being a Pastor, Moody Press, 2004, p. 132.
Education
in itself without moral correction does little except to produce clever sinners.
Melvin Tinker
Wisdom to Live By, Christian Focus
Publications, 1998, p. 103. Used by Permission.
If you don’t
spend time thinking about God, you
won’t have much to say about
God.
John A. Younts
Everyday Talk, Talking Freely and Naturally about God
with Your Children, Shepherd Press, 2004, p. 19, Used by Permission.
The mediocre
teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates.
The greatest teacher inspires
William
A. Ward
We [must]
give the Spirit of God opportunity to work in their lives to enable them to
digest biblical truth. “A man convinced
against his will is of the same opinion still,” but those members taught by the
Spirit of God will indeed be changed.
Curtis C. Thomas
Practical Wisdom for Pastors, Crossway Books,
2001, p. 137. Used by Permission.