Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2016
College
College of Christian Ministries and Religion
Abstract
Everyone who attends any place of education on any level wants an “excellent” teacher; however, is that word —“excellence”— ethereal, mystical, or just entirely subjective? In this essay I wish to propose a definition of what excellent teaching entails by referring to the spiritual and social formation of the teacher. Central to my thinking is how the work of the Holy Spirit affects “excellence.” Reflecting on my long years of experience teaching in a Pentecostal college/university and as someone in pursuit of “excellence” in my own teaching, I think I have something to say about it which involves teachers, students, and a whole community.
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Recommended Citation
Fettke, Steven M. "What Makes and Excellent Teacher?" The Pentecostal Educator 3, no. 2 (Fall 2016): 9-17.
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