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Living
Curriculum:
Relationship Builders
Christ
modeled a powerful type of mentoring
relationship with his students,
demonstrating that there is more than
content to be taught. Living
Curriculum teachers also understand that
relationships are a key to good
education. Given the ever-changing
nature of our society, which touches
even the Christian home (broken
marriages, situation ethics, the media's
bombarding message of promiscuity,
drugs, alcohol, and pornography), we see
that positive, Biblically based
relationships between teenagers and
teachers and coaches are
essential. The growth of Christian
character often occurs more as a result
of modeling through relationships than
it does through preaching and
teaching. Character is caught as
well as taught. Living
Curriculum teachers are uniquely
equipped and given the opportunity by
mom and dad to replicate, replay, and
live the Biblical values that have been
previously taught by the home and
church. They take the time to know
students as whole people. Living
Curriculum teachers also understand that
much education happens outside the
classroom. Consequently, they
attend games and performances in order
to support and build up young
people. They even welcome young
people into their homes. They take
the time to support and encourage.
Living Curriculum teachers pay attention
to the individual needs of students as
they work at building meaningful
relationships. [back
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