Customer Reviews for Multnomah Publishers, Inc. Teaching to Change Lives
Multnomah Publishers, Inc. Teaching to Change Lives
Let Hendricks show you how to make the most of your God-given opportunities to instruct and inspire! Whether you teach "officially" or "off the cuff," you'll instruct with power and passion and make a positive, permanent impact on others when you practice his seven principles on education, communication, encouragement, readiness, and more. 154 pages, softcover from Multnomah.
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Customer Reviews for Teaching to Change Lives
Review 1 for Teaching to Change Lives
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Date:April 29, 2013
tchr
Location:Gold Beach, OR
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This is great book for the new and for the experienced teacher.
It is clearly written and can be applied easily to your own teaching situation.
It is clearly written and can be applied easily to your own teaching situation.
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Review 2 for Teaching to Change Lives
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Date:August 7, 2012
Brozy
Location:Kansas
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Excellent readable resource for teachers of one or many. Purchased ten additional copies to share with family and colleagues. They loved it.
Has reenvigorated my passion for teaching and love for my students.
Thank you Howard!
Thank you Howard!
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Review 3 for Teaching to Change Lives
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Challenging!
Date:June 9, 2011
Blanche
Location:Flagstaff, AZ
Age:25-34
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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
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Great Book
Date:April 27, 2011
Pete Lowe
Location:Edmonds,Wa
Age:45-54
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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
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A must read!!!
Date:December 23, 2010
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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
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Date:April 12, 2010
Tobiah Pilgrim
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
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Date:February 22, 2010
Andy Chenevey
It was well worth the price, would recommend it to every sunday school teacher regardless of your experience level. I will definately read it again.
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Review 8 for Teaching to Change Lives
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Date:December 17, 2008
Dan Bishop
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
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Date:August 29, 2008
Roberta Vickery
This is an easy-to-read book with a lot of great information. I am not a teacher but learned a lot just from reading Hendricks' book.
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Review 10 for Teaching to Change Lives
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Date:August 20, 2008
Rachel Addison
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
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Date:March 26, 2008
Karyn
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
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Date:July 23, 2003
Kathy Hardee
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.
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