Part 4 Lesson 3: Having a Hopeful Mindset for Ending the School Year on a Positive Note

Summary

The video highlights Allah's attribute as the great acceptor of repentance, emphasizing His forgiveness and generosity. It encourages teachers to foster hope in students, especially at the end of the school year, by providing constructive feedback and sharing stories of hope. Practical classroom activities are suggested, such as listing achievements and conducting gallery walks, to help students recognize their progress. The importance of humility, gratitude, and positive mindsets is underscored, drawing from the Prophet Muhammad's example. The video concludes with a prayer for patience, gratitude, and humility.

Takeaways

• 🙏 Allah is the great acceptor of repentance, forgiving and rewarding those who seek His forgiveness.
• 😊 Allah not only forgives but also converts bad deeds into good deeds for those who repent and do good.
• 🌟 The key lesson is to offer hope instead of despair, especially as the school year ends.
• 📚 Teachers should provide constructive feedback and be kind, ensuring students leave with hope.
• 📖 Sharing stories of hope, especially in difficult times, can help students cope with their failures positively.
• 📝 Have students list things they thought they wouldn't do well in and evaluate how they turned out, often better than expected.
• 💡 Create a list of impossible things that became possible to show students that learning is a gradual process.
• 🎨 Conduct a gallery walk to highlight students' accomplishments, making them think critically and realize their progress.
• 🌈 Establish a Dua wall where students write their wishes and pray together, fostering hope and community.
• 🔍 Survey students on main ideas and plan extension activities to close learning gaps and reinforce knowledge and skills.

Q & A

What is the primary attribute of Allah discussed in the script?

The primary attribute of Allah discussed in the script is His role as the 'Acceptor of Repentance'.

What are the two aspects of Allah's attribute as the Acceptor of Repentance?

The two aspects are: 1) Allah pardons those who seek His forgiveness. 2) Allah rewards those who seek His forgiveness by blessing them with more favors.

How does Allah's kindness and generosity manifest according to the script?

Allah's kindness and generosity manifest in that He not only forgives those who seek His forgiveness but also converts their bad deeds into good deeds.

What lesson does the script convey to teachers at the end of the school year?

The lesson is that teachers should become a source of hope for their students instead of despair, providing constructive feedback and being kind in their evaluations.

How does the script suggest teachers can give hope to students?

Teachers can give hope to students by telling stories of hope, correcting students' skewed perspectives, listing accomplishments, and conducting activities that highlight progress and achievements.

What activity does the script recommend to help students see their progress?

The script recommends conducting a gallery walk where students highlight and display their accomplishments from the year.

What is a 'Dua wall' and how can it be used in the classroom?

A 'Dua wall' is a space where students write down one thing they want in life or out of the class. The class then makes Dua (prayer) together for the items mentioned, fostering a sense of hope and collective support.

What mindset changes does the script encourage as the school year ends?

The script encourages changing mindsets from exaltation to gratefulness, arrogance to humbleness, and despair to hope.

How does the script relate the Prophet's (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) relationship with his companions to teaching?

The script highlights that the Prophet's gentle and forgiving nature, as instructed by Allah, should be a model for teachers in their interactions with students.

What self-assessment resource does the script offer to teachers?

The script offers a set of key questions for self-assessment to help teachers determine if they have the right mindsets and if they are ending the school year on a positive note. These questions are available on the blog post at educatmuslims.com.

Outlines

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🙏 The Great Acceptor of Repentance

This paragraph discusses Allah's attribute as the great acceptor of repentance, highlighting two aspects: pardoning those who seek forgiveness and rewarding them with more favors out of His kindness and generosity. It emphasizes that Allah is willing to forgive and convert bad deeds to good ones for those who seek His forgiveness. The key lesson is to provide hope and constructive feedback to students, especially at the end of the school year, to ensure they go home full of hope.

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✨ Gradual Learning and Encouragement

This paragraph stresses that learning is a gradual process involving mistakes and improvements. It suggests activities to help students reflect on their accomplishments, such as conducting a gallery walk and creating a 'Dua wall' for students to express their desires. It also emphasizes changing mindsets from arrogance to humility and from despair to hope. The relationship between the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his companions is highlighted as a model for teachers to follow. The paragraph concludes with a reminder to be gentle and forgiving, trusting in Allah for a positive end to the school year.

Keywords

💡Acceptor of Repentance

This term refers to Allah’s attribute of accepting repentance from those who seek forgiveness. It highlights two aspects: Allah pardons those who seek forgiveness and rewards them with additional blessings. This concept is central to the theme of mercy and forgiveness emphasized in the video.

💡Forgiveness

Forgiveness in the video refers to Allah pardoning the sins of those who repent and seek His mercy. It is an essential part of the message that Allah is merciful and willing to forgive even when one feels they could have done better or made mistakes. The theme encourages a mindset of seeking forgiveness and moving forward with hope.

💡Hope

Hope is a recurring theme in the video, especially in the context of ending the school year. The video emphasizes giving hope to students through constructive feedback and positive reinforcement, inspired by the Quranic teachings and the Prophet's example. This is seen as a way to motivate and uplift students.

💡Constructive Feedback

Constructive feedback involves giving students positive and supportive comments that help them improve. The video advises teachers to provide such feedback to instill hope and encourage students, even if they did not perform well academically. This concept is tied to the overall theme of mercy and encouragement.

💡Stories

Telling stories is recommended as a method to give hope and illustrate positive outcomes despite challenges. The video suggests using stories from the Quran and the life of the Prophet to inspire students, showing them that difficulties can be overcome. This method is a practical application of the theme of hope.

💡Reflection Activities

Reflection activities such as listing accomplishments and discussing unexpected positive outcomes are suggested in the video. These activities help students recognize their progress and see learning as a gradual process. This supports the theme of hope and continuous improvement.

💡Gallery Walk

A gallery walk is an activity where students display their accomplishments for the year. The video proposes this as a way for students to critically reflect on their achievements and realize their progress, reinforcing the message of hope and encouragement.

💡Dua Wall

The concept of a Dua wall involves students writing down their wishes or prayers and collectively praying for them. This activity is aimed at fostering a sense of hope and community, aligning with the theme of seeking divine assistance and support.

💡Self-assessment

Self-assessment refers to the process of teachers evaluating their own mindset and approach to teaching, as suggested in the video. It encourages educators to reflect on whether they are ending the school year on a positive note and aligns with the broader message of continuous self-improvement and hope.

💡Mindset

Mindset in the video refers to the attitudes and approaches teachers and students should adopt, such as being hopeful, humble, and grateful. The video stresses changing from a mindset of despair to one of hope, and from arrogance to humility, to foster a positive and supportive learning environment.

Highlights

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is the great acceptor of repentance, pardoning those who seek His forgiveness and rewarding them with more favors.

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala not only forgives but also converts bad deeds to good ones for those who sincerely seek forgiveness.

The prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam is reassured that despite perceived mistakes, seeking Allah's forgiveness will result in pardon and blessings.

As the school year ends, teachers should provide hope and constructive feedback to students, helping them leave with a sense of accomplishment.

Telling stories of hope, especially in times of doubt and failure, can inspire and motivate students.

Encourage students to list things they thought they couldn't achieve but did, helping them realize their progress.

Have students make a list of impossible things that became possible to show the gradual nature of learning.

A gallery walk can help students critically reflect on their accomplishments and see their learning achievements.

Creating a Dua wall where students write their wishes and pray together fosters a sense of community and hope.

Surveying students on main ideas and planning extension activities can help address learning gaps and reinforce knowledge.

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala teaches us to change our mindset from boastfulness to gratefulness and from despair to giving hope.

The relationship between the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam and his companions, marked by gentleness and consultation, is a model for teachers.

Teachers should strive to be gentle and forgiving with students, fostering trust and love in the classroom.

Ending the school year with a positive mindset will bring a sense of accomplishment and happiness to both teachers and students.

Key self-assessment questions are provided to help teachers evaluate if they are ending the school year positively.

Transcripts

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and and that brings us to the last

lesson he is the acceptor of repentance

subhanahu wa'ta'ala

Allah subhanahu wa tala's attribute is

mentioned

as the great acceptor of repentance

Allah's attribute of includes two

aspects one Allah subhah wa ta'ala

pardons those who seek his his

forgiveness and then there's another

aspect Allah subh not only forgives but

Allah

subh rewards those who seek his

forgiveness by blessing them with more

favors and this is out of Allah's

kindness and generosity so Allah subhana

wa ta'ala is telling the prophet

sallallahu alaihi wasallam you think you

did not do your best you think you could

have done better you think you made

mistakes don't worry I am a just ask for

forgiveness and I will forgive you not

only that I am even willing to

convert all your bad Deeds to Good Deeds

as Allah

subh says

except for the one who makes Toba seeks

Allah's forgiveness and believes and

does Good Deeds for them I will exchange

their bad Deeds with good ones for Allah

subhah wa ta'ala is Al the all forgiving

and Al the most merciful the key lesson

here is that as things come to an end as

this school year ends we should become a

source of Hope instead of Despair for

our students Allah is giving us hope in

these verses the end of year is report

card time and we as teachers are usually

engaged in a lot of critique of our

students and their work give hope give

hope to our students by making sure we

are giving them constructive feedback be

kind in the way we give that feedback

our students must go home on the last

day of school school full of Hope and

this is even if they did not do so well

academically in our

class so what are some classroom

activities we can do to give

hope I may sound like a broken record

but once again tell stories tell stories

that give hope especially in times of

Doubt distress and failure Allah subhana

wa ta'ala tells us many stories in the

Quran that gives us hope the prophet

sallallahu alaihi wasallam would give

hope to his companions in the darkest of

moments so share stories of Hope with

our students for such stories will help

our students sort out their failures in

a constructive

way correct students skewed

perspectives correct their skewed

perspectives by having them make a list

of things that turned out better than

they expected have students list down

all the things that they thought they

would not be good good at right or not

do so well in then have them

evaluate each item on the list with

respect to how it turned out in the end

usually when students do this they find

that it wasn't so bad after all usually

things turn out much better than

expected if the student thinks that

things didn't turn out you know or

turned out so well or turned out wor

worse than expected then this will give

you an opportunity as a teacher to have

a discussion with them to further

deconstruct and help students see that

in a positive

light likewise make a list of impossible

things that became possible for example

perhaps students going into your math

class may have thought they would not be

able to learn division but now by the

end of the year they can divide even if

they're doing it with mistakes this

helps our students to see that learning

is not a Do or Die process it is not a

Do or Die process rather it is a gradual

learning process where one is you know

makes a lot of mistakes but one learns

from those mistakes and one is

eventually able to master new Knowledge

and Skills with trial and error and hard

work conduct a gallery walk have

students highlight all all the things

they have accomplished in your class and

have them display those accomplishments

on their desk or on a single slide in a

slide deck or a PowerPoint this will

force students to do two things one they

have to think critically because they

have they they would you know they they

would need to condense the whole year

into a single slide or the space on

their desk and that's quite difficult to

do right for the whole year here but

that will force them to think critically

second it will illustrate to them that

they have accomplished something right

because usually the students when ask uh

what happened today nothing what did you

learn nothing right so have them go

through this exercise so that they can

realize that they have learned a lot in

your

class have a Dua wall have students

write down one thing they want in life

out of your class and put it on the Dua

all and then have everyone make Dua

together for the items mentioned there

right and this will give hope to the

students survey students on main ideas

then plan extension activities doing so

will help students to practice on

Knowledge and Skills that they still

need to work on and close those gaps in

their

learning to summarize inah Nas Allah

subhanahu wa ta'ala he teaches us to to

change our mindset from one of

exaltation to gratefulness from one of

arrogance boastfulness to one of

humbleness and from despair to one of

giving hope to others so all of these

are important mindsets to have as we

close off on this school year this

brings us back full circle the

relationship the prophet sallallahu

alaihi wasallam had with his companions

as described To Us by Allah subhana wa

ta'ala

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It Is by Allah's Grace that you were

gentle with them had you been harsh

hard-hearted they would have dispersed

from around you so pardon them ask

forgiveness for them and consult them in

the conduct of Affairs and when you make

a decision put your trust in Allah Allah

loves the trusting inshallah if we do

this our students will love us and we

will have a great sense of

accomplishment as the year ends which

will be a great source of happiness for

us and for our students I have prepared

a set of key questions that you can use

for self assessment to determine if you

have the mindsets we have discussed and

to check if you're ending the school

year on a positive note the questions

are available on the blog post at educat

muslims.com may Allah subhah wa ta'ala

guide us to end this school year on a

positive note I will leave you with a

very relevant Dua the prophet sallallahu

alaihi wasallam used to

make oh Allah make me patient and

grateful to you and make me look small

in my own eyes and great in the eyes of

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others for