Two World Views Choosing the best way. When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a...

Two World Views

Two World Views

Choosing the best wayChoosing the best way

• When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.

• And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, joyfully, playfully watching me.

• But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical.

• And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, clinical, intellectual, cynical.

• There are times when all the world's asleep, the questions run too deep for such a simple man.

• Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am.

• When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.

• And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, joyfully, playfully watching me.

• But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical.

• And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, clinical, intellectual, cynical.

• There are times when all the world's asleep, the questions run too deep for such a simple man.

• Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am.

• Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. city or household divided against itself will not stand.

• ““He who is not with me is against me, and he who does He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. not gather with me scatters.

• ““Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. by its fruit.

• ““You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. mouth speaks.

• ““The good man brings good things out of the good The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.” of the evil stored up in him.” Matthew 12:25 Matthew 12:25

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• Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. city or household divided against itself will not stand.

• ““He who is not with me is against me, and he who does He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. not gather with me scatters.

• ““Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. by its fruit.

• ““You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. mouth speaks.

• ““The good man brings good things out of the good The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.” of the evil stored up in him.” Matthew 12:25 Matthew 12:25

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“…the pattern of this world…”


• Rom. 12:2Rom. 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

• Col. 2:8Col. 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow

and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.

• Col. 2:20Col. 2:20 Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules…submit to its rules…

• Col. 3:2Col. 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

• Rom. 12:2Rom. 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

• Col. 2:8Col. 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow

and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.

• Col. 2:20Col. 2:20 Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules…submit to its rules…

• Col. 3:2Col. 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.



• What, then, might, “…the pattern of this world…”, be?

• I’ve come to think of it in this way:

• What, then, might, “…the pattern of this world…”, be?




• What might “…the pattern of this world…” be?

• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Ownership and control

• Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.

• “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:8-9


• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Ownership and control

• Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.

• “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:8-9




• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Ownership and control– Hierarchy and superiority

• Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.

• “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

• Matthew 4:5-6


• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Ownership and control– Hierarchy and superiority

• Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.

• “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

• Matthew 4:5-6




• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Ownership and control– Hierarchy and superiority– Competition and winning“So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Matthew 20:16


• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Ownership and control– Hierarchy and superiority– Competition and winning“So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Matthew 20:16

“…“…the most excellent the most excellent way.”way.”


• If this is the way it is, what might the alternative be?


• If this is the way it is, what might the alternative be?




• If this is the way it is, what is the alternative?

• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Stewardship and sharing

• Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: • Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with

God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

• And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!

Philippians 2:5-8


• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Stewardship and sharing

• Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: • Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with

God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

• And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!

Philippians 2:5-8




• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Stewardship and sharing– Egalitarianism and unityThere is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free,

male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galations 3:28


• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Stewardship and sharing– Egalitarianism and unityThere is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free,

male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galations 3:28




• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Stewardship and sharing– Egalitarianism and unity– Cooperation and compassion“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and

stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.

Matthew 23:37


• I’ve come to think of it in this way:– Stewardship and sharing– Egalitarianism and unity– Cooperation and compassion“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and

stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.

Matthew 23:37

2 opposing world views2 opposing world views

• ownership• hierarchy

• competition

• ownership• hierarchy

• competition

• sharing• equality

• cooperation

• sharing• equality

• cooperation

• If what I have just presented is true, then the philosophical underpinnings of why we do what we do will be purposely built on these values:

• If what I have just presented is true, then the philosophical underpinnings of why we do what we do will be purposely built on these values:

a model for us to use:a model for us to use:

Underlying values:Underlying values:sharingequality

cooperation- - why we teachwhy we teach - -

• Extending out from these values will be the methods we use put them into practice

• As teachers we call it, “The Curriculum”

• Extending out from these values will be the methods we use put them into practice

• As teachers we call it, “The Curriculum”

The methods - principles -- principles -we use these

to put these underlying values into practice

is the curriculum- what we teach -- what we teach -

• How we present what we teach in our classrooms is our teaching practice, or pedagogy.

• This, too, must be consistent with the underlying values if the program we offer as teachers can be termed, “authentic”.

• How we present what we teach in our classrooms is our teaching practice, or pedagogy.

• This, too, must be consistent with the underlying values if the program we offer as teachers can be termed, “authentic”.

How -practice -practice -

we put these underlying values

into practice- - how we teachhow we teach - -




• Each overlays the other, building to the place where what we say we do is actually what we are doing - – we practice what we preach.

• Each overlays the other, building to the place where what we say we do is actually what we are doing - – we practice what we preach.

Underlying values:Underlying values:sharingequality

cooperation- - why we teachwhy we teach - -

The methods - principles -- principles -we use these

to put these underlying values into practice

is the curriculum- what we teach -- what we teach -







where to from here?where to from here?

• We need to cross-check the underlying values of what we currently do with what we have agreed are the values we should build on - our world view

• We then need to change what we do - the curriculum - so that it is consistent with these values

• And finally we need to ensure that the way we are teaching, our pedagogy, is in congruence with these values

• We need to cross-check the underlying values of what we currently do with what we have agreed are the values we should build on - our world view

• We then need to change what we do - the curriculum - so that it is consistent with these values

• And finally we need to ensure that the way we are teaching, our pedagogy, is in congruence with these values

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