EDUCATION is Life Transformation

The end of education is to transform lives. Teaching is a not merely a profession but calling from God. As a teacher, I teach because Jesus Christ has given the commission to make disciples and to teach people (Matt. 28:18-20), it is a command that requires obedience. I will teach out of love (1 Tim . 1:5) for God has loved me first (1 Jn. 4:19) and that love is so overflowing that I cannot help myself but to share it. I will teach to help them grow in their physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of life (Heb. 1:5). I will teach with accountability that I am accountable of what I would be teaching. That I would give an account to God whatever information I would share to my students (Jam. 3:1). I will teach to equip my students for the service and relationship to others (Eph. 6:1-10). I will teach as light that shines for my students to see Jesus (Matt. 5:16). This through the aid of the Holy Spirit (Jn 14:26) by training them (Prov. 22:6), walking my talk and diligence in doing (Deut. 6:1-10) in the calling that God has given me.

            The teacher is an individual who is called by God to teach. He is the responsible for the cause of learning of his students. He is a man who is fully equipped and well-trained in the field of his calling. He considers himself not only teacher but also a learner. He is opted the transformation of his students lives and into impacting their lives not only in the classroom but also off the room. He is a man who is accountable of what he is teaching and what he is doing (Jam. 3:1). Thus, the teacher is a responsible and accountable being who aimed to change lives.

            The teacher plays an important role in the lives of students and in the classroom. He exists to teach. It is primary role to promote learning (Deut. 6:5-9). It is the teachers function to urge and to push his students to be eager in pursuit of action. Another role, is that, to be in charge. The teacher is given the authority (Matt.28:18). He has the authority in the classroom, he has the full control of the subject, style, setting and of course the speaker, himself. Another role is to serve (Mr. 10:42-45). The teacher is there to serve his students not to be served. Teaching is servanthood not kingship (2 Cor. 10:8). The last role of the teacher is to be role model. He set as a good example to his students (1 Pet. 5:2-3). He is to keep his integrity and keep his lifestyle exemplary to his students. He is to walk what he talks. Teachers have vital functions in their students' lives. They exist to teach, to be in charge, to serve, and to be role models.

            The students are individuals that were created in the image of God (Gen. 1:27). God cares for them as well (Matt. 6:26) and loves them so much (Jn. 3:16). The students are all developmental in nature. They grow physically and mentally (Lk. 2:52) and they undergo stages in life (1 Cor. 13:11). Therefore, they all needed to be developed in that case since they share and possess same nature. Another thing, is that, students differ in some areas, they have their individual preferences and they are as well affected by the cultural and social forces where they have grown up. Thus, student nature and needs varies from one another.

            The students are there in the classroom for them to think critically, innovatively, and creatively. They are in the learning process to learn, to listen, to express themselves, to experience learning, to apply what they have learned, and to share what they have learned in the classroom. Therefore, students are not just merely partaker of the lessons but also they are to impart what they have learned.

            Curriculum will contain important contents and skills, it is for the students to process information and for them to understand and to take with them. Activities must be as well included in the curriculum it is to help the students to be more involved in the learning process, the law of retention would be applied in this activities. Assessment is highly encouraged it is to check the student’s performances and learning, this could be in the form of quizzes or group activity. Assessments should be on going, this one way to check the students. Assessment must involve higher thinking skills.    

            Curriculum must be designed to cater different needs of the students. It must be of variation. Its standard must be set on the average of the student’s abilities however. It must know its students' level and capacities. It could have discussions or lectures, group activities. Students are uniquely made but they have the common denominator which is they are developing individuals but they might learn in different ways.

            Education, therefore, is there to transform lives. And teachers are the vehicles to make this end possible. They existed to teach, to be in charge, to serve, and to be role models. Teaching is a command (Matt. 28;18-20) for the growth of the students (Heb. 1:5), for their equipment for the service and relationship with others (Eph. 4:11-13) and relationship back to God.