E150: Get Curious: The Teacher Mindset That Changes Every Lesson

Become a member of Teaching Restored: https://members.teachingrestored.com What you think of yourself, and what you think of the people in your class, shapes every lesson before you say a word. In this episode, Kevin Jones and Julie Hillyard walk through a four-quadrant model from Neil Pasricha's The Happiness Equation and apply it to gospel teaching. Low opinion of yourself and others? Cynical. High opinion of yourself, low of others? Arrogant. High opinion of others, low of yourself? Self-deprecating. High opinion of both? Confident and humble. They talk honestly about the quadrants they've taught from, why so many teachers are quietly lowering expectations after the move to 25-minute classes, and why true confidence has nothing to prove. Then they get practical: you can't just will yourself into a better mindset, but you can behave your way there, and the key behavior is curiosity. Julie and Kevin share how to absorb the material, seek the Spirit, and then ask "What am I curious about?" before you build the lesson, so you prepare for what your class will bring instead of what you'll feed them. Along the way: "Who am I being that is making them act this way?", why genuine interest gives people the chance to prove you right, and why the best teacher is like a dictionary, fully prepared and letting the class choose what they want to learn. _ _____________ S ubscribe for more free YouTube episodes: https://www.youtube.com/teachingrestored?sub_confirmation=1 Find all episodes: https://teachingrestored.com Ask a question for us to answer on our podcast: https://teachingrestored.com/contact-us/ Join us on: ✅ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachingrestored ✅ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teachingrestored ✅ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@teachingrestored ✅ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teachingrestored