Friday, May 14, 2010

six simple things i learned...

...from teaching this year:

6. Students appreciate a clear, concise syllabus.

5. New styles of learning raises anxiety levels.

4. Teaching, in general, is hard. Teaching a biblical language, in particular, is even harder (but the time, effort, study, and preparation is worth it when I see students "get it").

3. I've learned more about the language and about myself as a teacher than I did being a student.

2. As a teacher, there's always room for improvement (I'm grateful for our weekly team meetings and for my mentor and co-teacher, Dr. Dawn Boelkins, grammar extraordinaire).

1. I love serving the body of Christ through teaching the next generation of pastors in this way. I'm very much looking forward to next year.

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