“the use of rewards as a motivational strategy is clearly a risky proposition, so we continue to argue for thinking about educational practices that will engage students’ interest and support the development of their self-regulation.”
― The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction
― The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction
“As long as we insist on being in control, God will not interfere. He will allow us to go our own way, until we come to a place of surrender. In order to experience God’s miracles in our lives, we must be willing to relinquish control, and let God be God.”
― BE STILL
― BE STILL
“Whatever past achievements might bring us honor, whatever past disgraces might make us blush, all have been crucified with Christ and exist no more except in the deep recesses of eternity, where “good is enhanced into glory and evil miraculously established as part of the greater good.”2”
― The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out
― The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out
“Will God ever ask you to do something you are not able to do? The answer is yes--all the time! It must be that way, for God's glory and kingdom. If we function according to our ability alone, we get the glory; if we function according to the power of the Spirit within us, God gets the glory. He wants to reveal Himself to a watching world.”
― Experiencing the Spirit: The Power of Pentecost Every Day
― Experiencing the Spirit: The Power of Pentecost Every Day
“Our gifts and talents should also be turned over to Him. They should be recognized for what they are, God's loan to us, and should never be considered in any sense our own. We have no more right to claim credit for special abilities than for blue eyes or strong muscles. "For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive?”
― The Pursuit of God
― The Pursuit of God
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