I am a Children's Coordinator and I give this book to all of our new teachers to read. It's practical and very challenging! I also like it because it doesn't go on and on and on, it gets right to the point!
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Review 4 for Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive - eBook
One of the best books in my Library, there are a lot of good books on Christian teaching, but this really breaks down approachable, simplistic elements on teaching those who are really hungry for God's word, I suggest that every one who is Christian Education should read this book, From those in Christian College's & School's to those who volunteer for children's Sunday school. to adult classes.
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Review 5 for Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive - eBook
Communication and caring compassion is the key to teaching. Hendricks uses the acronym, "TEACHER," to relate his concepts. The examples of teacher-student interaction shared in his book illustrate the importance of communication and show of care that motivates students to learn. He states, "The greatest teachers are not necessarily the people up front with high visibility. They are the people who have great heart. They communicate as a total person, and they communicate to the total person of their hearers (87)." Another way to be a "person of impact," is to be "vulnerable" with one's students. Not only are communication and compassion important, but preparation. Hendricks relates, "Teaching involves a delicate balance between facts and form, between content and communication, between what you teach and how you teach it (77)." If teachers want to prepare their students to "think, learn, and work," then four skills need to be taught: "reading, writing, listening, and speaking" (48).
Though this book is written for Sunday school teachers, it contains helpful suggestions for use in other teaching venues. For instance, Hendricks suggests a "self-examination" in which teachers ask three questions: "What are my strengths; what are my weaknesses, and what do I have to change?" (35). Great teachers are the ones who continue to grow in their own personal learning. Hendricks' book is a good reminder for all teachers of the main purpose for Bible teaching. Even if the teacher teaches in a secular institution, the basic principles of the book can be utilized. For instance, students will be more willing to try harder and put more effort into their school work if they know the teacher truly cares for them.
Review by: M. Teresa Trascritti
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Review 6 for Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive - eBook
every teacher should read it. hendricks is classic. very conversational, easy to read. we're looking for life change, not just head knowledge from our students. this is a great tool.
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Review 7 for Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive - eBook
Teaching To Change Lives is a very practical book for new teachers and seasoned pros. The material is relevant and useful to Sunday school and the classroom in a daily school setting. I strongly recommend this book for everyone involved with teaching.
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Review 9 for Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive - eBook
I love this book. The 154 pages are packed full of insights and strategies which open the eyes of the reader to new ways of thinking. You are challenged the re-think how you teach/ interact with others in that learning environment. Dr. Hendricks pushes the reader toward "self-discovery". I use this book in the teacher/ leader training course I've developed. You want to gain Spiritual confidence? I recommend this bookhighly.
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Review 11 for Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive - eBook
This is my absolute favorite book on Christian Education. A friend recommended it to me while I was in college, preparing to teach elementary students. It challenged me as it reminded me what an impact teachers can have on their students regardless of the setting. I later entered seminary and read several books on this same subject, but none was more inspiring or informative than this book. If you have teaching responsibilities in your church, school, or home; you really should not be without this book.
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Review 12 for Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive - eBook
As an administrator and teacher in a private Christian school, I am always looking for material to use in training and/or encouraging my teachers. This book excells in both areas. Although easy to read, understandable, and often humorous, Dr. Hendricks book provides profound insights into the teacher/student relationship and teaching/learning process. Dr. Hendricks has a way of stating the most profound ideas in such a clear, logical way that you think, "Of course. Why didn't I ever think of that?" There are plenty of ideas here to ponder and digest interspersed with often hilarious stories of his own students and teaching experiences. Even though the books is relatively short there is as much useable information packed in here as in a volume three times this size. There is also a generous dose of encouragement and inspiration for every teacher and reminders that we are not just teaching to impart information but Teaching To Change Lives. I highly recommend this book.