Critically reflect on a Biblical Principle with reference to the conception of the ‘child’

Scaffold: How to write this critical reflection?

Before starting your assignment, please note:

• You are NOT required to mention/define what a “critical reflection” is. Instead, you just need to write a critical reflection yourself.
• We encourage you to use the “What? So What? Now what?” template from Deakin University when you write. The details, when applied to this assignment, are as follows.
• This assignment is around 500 words. Any where between 450 - 550 words will be acceptable as a final word count. More than 550 or fewer than 450 words will result in a mark deduction.
• Please do reference to the Bible and any other academic references you have used.

Part 1 (~150 words): What?

• What is the “conception of child” (the image of the child) according to the Bible? Please directly quote one principle from the Bible and describe it in relation to the image of the child. There will be quite a few biblical principles that are relevant to the image of the child, so please pick one that you are most resonated with.
• What does the “image of the child” look like according to this biblical principle you have identified?

Part 2 (~150-200 words): So What?

• What have you learnt from this biblical principle?
• Why does educators have an appropriate image of the child matter in their teaching?

Part 3 (~200 words): Now what?

• What does that indicate for your teaching of children in the early years (0-5 years old)?
• What are you going to do as a result of reviewing and thinking about this biblical principle?
• How will you apply what you have learnt from this biblical principle about the image of the child in the future?