Effective Teaching
If to correct you must humiliate, you don’t know how to teach. (Source unknown)
In public debate over differing opinions, we hear far too many cruel comments about people. It’s not just about their opinions and actions—those are fair game. But it goes too far when we call people names and judge their intentions. Those practices only harden the stance of the opposition and cause them to respond in kind. To help someone learn, teach with patience and kindness,
O Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies, don’t let me cause those who trust in you to be humiliated. (Paraphrase of Psalm 69:6)