Lost and Found

I experienced a strange cultural phenomenon this morning while at Church Youth Fest Sunday service. Usually, as have been all my observations, children and adolescents will embrace the "cool" or "pop" music if presented to them, rather than traditional music, such as hymns. Well, today I have dropped all of my stereotypes. The band Lost and Found, a quasi-Christian worship-leading band, was up on stage and singing an upbeat chorus. The kids in the audience were singing softly, not getting into the music. However, when the band left the stage and the hymn started to play, the result was magical. The kids were singing with gusto, creating harmonies and truly embracing the message.

I think this strange phenomenon translates to teaching as well. Fads in teaching may come, and kids very well might embrace the style or technique. But genuine instruction based on research and results will always prevail. Teachers who put their students' learning first will never go out of style.

Miss Gabbert