7 Laws of the Learner is the title of a book by Bruce Wilkinson published in 1984. The focus is on understanding how students learn and ways to enhance student learning. Because Dr. Wilkinson is a Christian, biblical principles are applied throughout the material. He draws out the word for teach in Deut. 4:1 and learn in Deut 5:1 and shares that they have the same root.
According to Hebrew grammar, the fundamental idea … means to busy oneslef eagerly with student’s learning. Do you see how the Bible’s mindset is the opposite of the normal mindset? The Bible says that teaching means “causing learning.” This is the heart of the Law of the Learner. No longer can you or I consider teaching merely as something the teacher does in the front of the class. Teaching is what the teacher does in the student. How do you know if you are a great teacher? by what your students learn. p. 26-27
I know we have great teachers working at Belhaven. I know you are passionate about your students and their success. I know you go beyond expectations to do all you can to achieve student learning. We are blessed by a faculty who recognize the biblical foundations of what they do and strive to do what they do “as unto the Lord.”
May God bless you for all you do and the lives you are impacting by your faithfulness.
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