Philosophy of Adventist Education
Study Guide, Chap. 10 – God in Nature
- How does 99.1 support 2 Pt 3’s statement about “willingly ignorant”?
- Have you ever wondered how things in orbit ended up going the right direction at the right speed to end up in stable orbits? Thought question.
- How may someone be in “harmony with the universe?”
- What seems to be the key to interpreting nature’s teaching in 100:1? What seems to be a second key in 101:2?
- Little children can always receive two things from nature…instruction and _______________. Do children differ from those older in years in this respect?
- How is it that children become less adept at learning from nature as they grow older?
- The image of God, the model for man…is it visible in other created works than man?
- In regard to your choice of a home for your young family this chapter is very instructive. NaQ.
- What part or type of process in nature needs “an interpreter” for children?
Chap. 11 – Lessons of Life
- What impact did natural surroundings have on the audience of Christ? Thought question, should we hold our classes outdoors? Notes? Computers? Chalk Boards? Hmmmm.
- Jesus delighted to gather “the spiritual teachings” from nature. NaQ.
- Jesus drew object lessons from nature, God’s book. But he also drew lessons from objects of “daily toil.” What benefit came from using this source for object lessons?
- Children link ideas. What kind of ideas should be linked in their minds with thoughts of God?
- In the last chapter children needed an interpreter of nature. In this chapter nature is itself an interpreter. Of what?
- What does Ellen White mean by “The Law of Ministry”?
- By what part of nature does Ellen White illustrate the blessing that comes from being a channel for God’s blessings?
- What spiritual lesson does the book Education draw from the fact that “he knoweth not how” (Mark 4:27)? In what sense in this lesson a lesson in “faith”? How is the lesson especially for educators?
- Thought question: Why might it be that God does not yet breathe on a seeded soul?
- At every stage of development our life may be “perfect.” Hmmm. Then is the harvest always ripe? Be prepared to discuss.
- List three passages that describe human spiritual growth in terms of natural processes (106:1).
- Did Jesus grow in knowledge? Was he all-knowing?
- Children should be trained in childlike _______________ …. To be ______________ with the small, helpful duties and pleasures ….
- Why do men lose site of God’s agency in the work of sowing and harvest? Is a harvest natural?
- In what sense do we partake of a miracle when we eat?
- “In nature there can be no __________________.” Yet camouflage is common there. What does the first sentence mean?
- The uncaught crook is cheating himself in the sense that the harvest of life is _____________________.
- What does “liberality” mean in 109:4?
- How can a man preserve his life according to 110:3?
- Spring illustrates the resurrection. This is not a question.
- How does Education illustrate the truth that we can not expect instant fruit when cultivating a better character?
- The various needs of the variety of seeds illustrate an important truth. Know the truth.
Chap. 12 – Other Object Lessons
- The body’s self-healing system is used to illustrate some truth in Galatians 6:1. What truth? Did Ellen White know Greek?
- Cultivate love to become a more effective healer. 114:1. NaQ.
- The value of perfection in small things is well illustrated by tiny ____________ in the woods. Children thus learn to find nobility and purpose in life’s humblest undertaking.
- The bow in the clouds illustrates God’s ___________________________.
- Astrologers seek messages in the stars. Education has a heading “Message of the Stars.” How does the book differ from the profession?
- In your own words, write a one sentence lesson described in the book for each of these: the palm tree, the desert, the river and its tiny sources. Why do many have no interest to labor?
- I’m out of time for writing. Enjoy the rest of the chapter.
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