We have almost completed a week of formal testing. This week makes everyone a little nervous which seems kind of funny to me in that we use tools everyday to measure learning. The learning process is an amazing event. There are many ways to try to understand why and how we learn from Learning Styles theory to Gardner’s theory on the Eight Intelligences. Each has a perspective that gives insight into a particular niche of truth about the process of development. Yet with all of this information, one technique above all others seems to be the most effective in training—that being by example or the effect of being a role model. We all learn from models, examples of how it is done. When engineers design a prototype, they often make a model to see if their idea works. Models are used everyday as an attempt to explain and bring understanding to the world and events around us. Most times, we do not even realize that someone is watching. It is only later, when we are watching the one who previously was the “watcher” as they act out what they saw us doing or saying that we are delighted, surprised, or saddened.
Jesus, when teaching His disciples said to them, “Come, follow me…” meaning don’t just trail after me, but do what I do, be what I am, become like me. He showed them how to love people regardless of their cultural background, occupation, or tarnished lifestyle. He gave them an example of a suffering servant. We would do well to remember that there are eyes watching what we say, and what we do. They are learning how to live, by watching the very example of living that we represent.
So, who is your model? Who is your mentor? What do you believe that your children’s children will know about you? It is not about trying to be perfect. It is about realizing that what you do and say lives beyond the now, and knowing that if you point to truth the path will be clear for those who follow.
I hope you find this helpful. May you find encouragement this week from the Lord. Thanks for reading!
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