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Task One: Read two or more of the following articles and a variety of the quotes listed below:

Articles on Teaching with a Gospel Perspective

Parker Palmer: The Grace of Great Things
http://csf.colorado.edu/sine/transcripts/palmer.html

Nell Noddings: Longing for the Sacred in Schools
http://www.ascd.org/frameedlead.html

Elder Neal A. Maxwell: Jesus the Perfect Mentor
http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/2001.htm/ensign%
20february%202001.htm/jesus%20the%20perfect%20mentor.htm

Henry B. Eyring: Education for Real Life
http://www.nmt.edu/~dladner/Eyring6May01-2.htm

Rabbi Harold Kushner: Is School the Place for Spirituality?
http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/edlead/9812/scherer.html
Quotes with a Gospel Perspective

The Relationship Between the Gospel and Education
http://www.byu.edu/fc/ee/q_ga.htm

Neal A Maxwell: Teaching with the Spirit
http://www.byu.edu/fc/ee/q_ga.htm#Maxwell1991

Quotes About Teaching
http://www.softcom.net/users/westra/teachquo.htm

Task Two: Think about how you will use gospel principles in a secular classroom. Consider some of the following questions:

  • How will you invite the spirit into your classroom?
  • How will y ou demonstrate your love for your students?
  • How will you deal with problems of discipline using agentive theories of learning?
  • How will you deal with an unmotivated student using agentive theories of learning?
  • How do agentive theories of learning influence the way you will choose to work with a struggling student?
  • What is your responsibility for managing relationships in the classroom?

Task Three: Write a short response paper (1—2 typewritten pages).

Your Name & Class Section Include at the top of the page.
Bibliographic Information Include the author, title and source of the articles you chose to read.
Paper or Summary Write a response paper on one of the questions above or on the subject of your choice.