PROFILE February 27, 1989 Issue

Teaching children through respect for their Godlikeness

with contributions from Deborah Davis

The debate about quality education goes on. What should remain as it is and what should change—in the school budget, the curriculum, the classroom—so that children can really learn and grow? There is probably one ingredient we all would like to see at school—though we may not agree about how it should be put into practice. That is, love. But with all the challenges in families and schools today, even love can seem in short supply.

In this Profile a teacher looks at the demands of teaching and the need for love in the light of what she is learning through her study of Christian Science. For the past eleven years Dr. Deborah Davis has taught in a variety of classroom situations, including two years with children who were considered to have learning disabilities such as dyslexia. She has also worked four years with children considered gifted. She is at present an education specialist for gifted children in a large public school system in the United States.

Does your approach to teaching differ radically according to the children you are working with?

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