Post on 04-Aug-2015
Intermediate / Junior High / High School
It’s just a phase…
Presentation content liberally borrowed from It’s Just a Phase So Don’t Miss It: Why Every Stage of a Kid Matters, and at Least 13 Things Your Church Should Do About It by Reggie Joiner and Kristen Ivy
Where do the Jelly Beans come in?
• A parent has an average of 936 weeks (6552 Jelly Beans) between a child’s birth and graduation
• 936 weeks of influence
• As a teacher, you have approximately ______ hours to influence the students in your classroom
• ( ≈ 180 at MRIS/CGIS, 222 at MJHS, 135 at MHS)
How can you use a phase for leverage?
• Accept that kids at all phases are changing in 6 ways:
• Physically & Mentally
• Culturally & Relationally
• Emotionally & Morally
• Know what can be expected of students at each stage
• If you don’t know what can be expected of a student, you may be expecting too little.
• If you don’t know what can be expected of a student, you may be expecting too much.