Musings from a Christian...paying it forward

The Lord paid the ultimate sacrifice after pain and suffering that no person will ever know the depth of. He never asked for anything for himself because His Father gave Him everything He needed. What has humankind given Jesus but mostly sadness and heartache…whenever we disobey, whenever we break one of His laws, and whenever our will supercedes the Lord’s, these things make Him sad. Is sadness the gift we have paid forward from the gift the Lord gave humankind?

After the milleniums since the Lord gave up His spirit to His Father, paying forward His gift becomes more and more silent. Becoming more silent arises from disobedience because the Lord wants us to love and protect each other. What happens instead? Instead of praising the Lord, and paying forward His gift–dying so our sins were forever forgiven–people praise celebrities, athletes, musicians, and many, many others, and spend most of their time instant messaging, texting, electronic socializing, emailing, watching TV, playing videogames, and doing so many other things of the electronic age. Why has humankind gotten so far away from loving each other, and instead seek ways to hurt each other? Paying the Lord’s gift forward starts with just one person’s effort. Let me know how you’re paying the Lord’s gift forward, if you can.

Andragogical and Pedagogical Teaching Theories

Carlson (1989) presented a notable passage by Knowles, which stated that "teaching is a process of guided interaction between the teacher, the student, and the materials of instruction... Teaching, like medical practice, is mostly a matter of cooperation with nature. The function of the teacher is to guide the student into the kind of experiences that will enable him (sic) to develop his own natural potentialities" (pars. 17).

Choosing which theory to use or mix of theories should depend upon the student's needs.

Reference:

Carlson, R. (1989, Spring). Malcolm Knowles: Apostle of andragogy. Vitae Scholasticae, 8(1). Retrieved from http://www.nl.edu/academics/cas/
ace/resources/malcolmknowles.cfm