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TeacherAide Case For Freedom SESSION 3
HANDS ON Conflict
often comes from competition. Competition is a good thing sometimes; however it
can be a bad thing when it develops into a feud. It is a rare to find people
that only compete on the field of athletics. We compete everyday with all
people. This hands on can show your students that they focus too much on
competition. Before the class you can prepare by placing a 6 ft. rope or piece
of tape down the center of the room. Begin by asking the students to pair up by
size. Have all the partners stand facing each other on opposite sides of the
rope or tape. Say to the group, “Your objective is to get your partner across
the line to your side! Grab hands. Read, get set, go.” The group should pull
back and forth and really struggle to get their partner across the line. Take
note of the really competitive people in the group. Tell the group, “That was
good, but let’s do it again. You objective is to get your partner on your side
of the rope. Ready, get set, go!” Continue to repeat this until the groups
start to understand that this is not a competition and all they have to do is
easily switch places with their partner to complete the objective. When you have
finished you can debrief the activity with these discussion questions. How do you think this mindset affects your relationships with others? Can this attitude help or hurt a conflict? Why? What are some ways that you can keep from being so competitive? THE MORE
YOU KNOW A worldview is a conceptual framework of how one judge’s and interprets reality. It is in essence the way individuals comprehend concepts such as the world, knowledge, mankind, God, ethics and their belief about each. Everyone owns a worldview even though they may be unaware of such terminology. In order to have a cogent and comprehensive worldview, one must work to develop it. Once this is accomplished you will be able to give a full account for the faith that is in you and the reason it is you believe what you believe. The following suggestions will help you to maximize your worldview: 1) Assiduous meditation upon Scripture will renew your mind and guide you on how to look at all things while placing them in their right perspective. 2) www.biblicaltraining.org This website contains numerous lectures and outlines on Christian apologetics and worldviews. 3) Check out InQuest’s Sunday School literature entitled “Developing a Christian Worldview.” This is another venue for preparing to defend your faith and equipping yourselves to be better disciples for Christ Jesus.
I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY“I
cannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the most
argumentative.” “If
passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.” “The
days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for
quarreling?” “I'm
not a combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict by
raising the issues before I or others burn their boats.” “Instead
of suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make this
conflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflict is
resolved.” “Well,
if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?” |