In school and at home, children encounter so many influences. Which ones are important? Jonathan urges us to take seriously the influences we place on our children. Each teacher in our school is curriculum, a system of living values by which our student learns. Our community culture is curriculum present in our schools. And of course, the course books present are curriculum too. This is intended to be a reminder about influence, heroes, and how our lives and our school shapes children’s worldviews. It is also intended to encourage a serious look at why we do the things we do, and if the things in which we invest our time are leaving a pattern tomorrow’s leaders can safely imitate. Can we identify the real from the distractions?
An Anabaptist Resource for Teaching and Learning
The Dock is conceived to serve schools in the spirit of Christopher Dock, the devoted teacher who authored a warmly practical teacher's manual in colonial America. Read more...
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