Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Malcolm Gladwell and Youth Ministry

I know, long silence. Life as a Phd student gets overwhelming at times.

Take a look at Malcolm Gladwell's bit here. I'm particularly interested in the idea that it isn't what we were drafted out of but what we were drafted into that determines success. Think of the implications for education, especially of ministers. My high grades do not mean that I will be a good minister. Rather, the environment of my first ministry has a large part in determining my long term success as a minister. Maybe we should spend more time mentoring and less time teaching?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very interest thought B,
I'm doing research here in DC on Teacher Effective and the study show the same thing with Teachers Highly Qualified does not have any measure in being Highly Effective.

Ian