Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Are you ever in a possition to set an example for others? What can you learn from Adam and Eve's experience?

As a teacher, I must set a good example to my students so that they know how to behave and act in the real word.  We must teach them that everyone deserves the same amount of respect, that no bullying is tolerated, and other various rules.  Adam and Eve were the very first people to set an example for everyone i the entire world!  God gave them a set of rules to follow while they were in the garden of Eden.  But like every normal human being, they disobeyed, and were banished from that glorious paradise.  Teachers aren't perfect either.  We even have rules to follow in our daily working lives.  We have ethics to follow.  As a teacher I'm sure I have fallen victim of possibly losing my temper with a group of students, all because I gave them a simple task to accomplish, but all they did was goof around, and I was tired of all that.  If/when I have lost my temper, I'm sure an employer would not like to see that.  Thankfully that has not happened, but I know the one thing I am thankful for is that teachers get some reflection time at the end of the day.  So there is always time to think "ok, where did I go wrong, how can I make this better the next time I'm here?"  I kind of see that as a time of repentence to one's self.  And sure, if you're stuck on how things can be fixed, then you can always go ahead and pray about it to God.  That's where all our answers come from anyway!

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