Assignment:
Jesus' methodology (Keller, 1998, p. 456)
These are direct quotations with scriptural references found in the full article.
Long before audiovisual aids, transparencies, computer technology, and other forms of modern teaching, Jesus attracted, commanded, and influenced multitudes, small groups, and individuals merely by his words and example. Several facets of his personality come to mind in reflecting how he did this:
1. Jesus met people where they were, or, in modern educational parlance, he worked with men and women at their developmental level. Perhaps the chief incentive Jesus provided his hearers to take him seriously was his compassion. It was his way of life.
His heart went out to the people and he met them where they were! No wonder people responded to him as they did, for his words came from the heart. They were liveable, believable, and life-giving.
2. Jesus was aware of life around him and he used it to full advantage (p. 456). He took his stories and examples from the daily life and experience of people. Whether through parable, proverbs, or lessons from nature, Jesus used everyday realities to invite his hearers to see things differently.
3. He was open to learning and its consequence: change. His way of "inclusion," i.e. everyone has a place at God's table, modeled a challenge to the traditional thinking. His "New World Order," a.k.a. the "reign of God," became a way of transformation. It is the heart of his teaching.
4. He was centered on God as the source of his authority.The Gospels portray Jesus as a man of prayer who regularly withdrew into lonely places to pray. Through prayer he entered a silence and solitude so deeply that he could hear the whole world's speech and feel the whole world's connections. He touched that transcendent Spirit in whom all things arise and to whom ail things return and who makes all things kindred as they go.
People came in droves to hear Jesus because he spoke like an original thinker and not like a professional scholar (p. 459). Jesus offered people the hope that their lives could be different, along with a sense of acceptance that gave them the courage to begin to make that difference. Perhaps this is what students need most from us today.
Reference:
Keller, M. N. (1998). Jesus the teacher. Currents in the Theology and Mission, 25 (6), 450-460.
This paper should be 3 to 4 pages long NOT including your title and reference pages. Please be sure to write your paper using the following format: 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, follow APA style, and include in-text citations and a reference page. It is also important that each page is numbered.
IMPORTANT !!!Please use the textbook as your MAIN source of citations!!! (I will give you the link t0 the online textbook titled Educational Psychology upon bid) *The other sources should come from the attached information.*
For this assignment, you are to review the attachments included and then write a paper pertaining to YOUR own views and reflection about Ethical Practice in education.
To help you write this paper, please use the template attached to this to help organize and write out your thoughts.
You will also need to review the other two attachments, which provide a perspective on Christianity, ethics, and education based on an article by Marie Keller.
Readings:
Jesus the Teacher
By Marie Noël Keller