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Those Who Can, Teach: Teaching as Christian Vocation is unavailable, but you can change that!

For many aspiring academics, the transition from doctoral student to classroom teacher is a challenging one. The classroom culture, the needed pedagogical skills, and the expected level and type of work are significantly different in the two environments. Nevertheless, most doctoral students go on to teach in undergraduate or seminary classrooms. To prepare the PhD students at McMaster Divinity...

the goal of education was that those who benefited from it would be able to lead the good life of a productive citizen. Therefore, besides the basic literacy and numeracy skills that were thought important for those who wished to transact business in such a world, the emphasis in advanced education was upon learning the art of oratory. Rhetorical skills were essential to being able to perform as a good citizen, by being able to represent and defend oneself in the gatherings of citizens. The second
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