Compassionate Teaching: Merging Mindset Psychology and Islamic Principles.
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Compassionate Teaching: Merging Mindset Psychology and Islamic Principles. One afternoon, a student slid a blank paper across my desk. At first, my instinct was to feel disappointed. Hadn’t I explained enough? Hadn’t I guided them properly? But then another thought nudged me: What story lies behind this silence? This moment reminded me that teaching is not only about knowledge , it is heart-work. Our classrooms are not just spaces of instruction, but of compassion, patience, and understanding. In every classroom, moments of frustration arise : a blank test paper, a disruptive laugh, a late assignment. The instinct may be to correct swiftly, even harshly. Yet compassionate teaching invites us to pause and ask: What story lies behind this behavior? A Shift in Perspective The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ showed us that correction can be compassionate. When a Bedouin once urinated in the mosque, people rushed to scold him. But the Prophet ﷺ calmly stopped them and gently explained...