The
Glow of a
Living Light
A Graduate Thesis for Gordon College
by Holly Doden
“Follow me because I am being shaped by the wisdom
of this great tradition, and you can be too!”
Wisdom and Eloquence by Littlejohn & Evans
What is the role of reading in teacher learning?
An important problem in the world of classical Christian education is that teachers have many responsibilities, but must never forget that they are fellow learners alongside their students.
What can administrators do to encourage lower school faculty members to grow personally and professionally through reading?
Role of Reading in Teacher Learning
Research Results
Recommended Reading Lists
Administrator Resources
Handbooks
Professional Development Resources
Support Lower School Teacher Learning
Faculty Development
Plans
Choosing the
First Things
Book
Discussion Groups
Protect
Reading
Time
The Law
Teacher
John Milton Gregory
Things are what they are by reason of the laws of their being, and to learn the law of any fact is to learn the deepest truth we can know about it.
of the
The teacher would be a model man or woman; perfect in manners, pure in morals, unerring in wisdom, just in judgment, loving in temper, firm in will, tireless in work, conscientious in word and deed, a genius in learning, an angel in charity, an incarnate assemblage of impossible excellencies.
“Let this first great fundamental law of teaching be thoroughly obeyed and there will come to our schools an attractive charm which would at once increase their numbers and double their usefulness. The school-rooms, now so often dark and dull, would glow as with a living light, and teachers and pupils, instead of dragging to their weary task, would hasten to their meeting as to a joyous feast.”
The Seven Laws of Teaching by John Milton Gregory