Students and Faith
So the other day I was teaching....
My students wanted to know what was next, and why we had to do so much work today, and when it was going to end, and why they had to learn math, and why they had to do spelling, and on and on and on. I am sure many of you can empathize with them.
I was getting so frusterated becuase i thought: "just trust me, i know what you need to have done and when and why, if you trust me that i know (becuase i have the teachers manual) then you could worry so much less and your work would be done and you would be rewareded with knowledge."
I think this is possibly a common plight for teachers. A few days later i was driving back from dance thinking about how i wish i knew if i was making the right desision and how it was going to effect my furture, and if i can truly handle living out in the middle of nowhere by myslef... again. Then i realized that i was excatly the same as my students. I ask God "WHere will i go next? How long do i have to be in this position? Am i putting my 'life' on hold to be here? Will i ever have a family of my own?"
Only to hear God say: "If you trust me you will see the answers to all of that and more and have the reward of heaven. I have the manual to your life, don't forget. All you have to do is trust me"
Suddenly i had a lot more grace towards my students. Thank goodness God's grace far surpasses mine for my students. Just something to think about.
My students wanted to know what was next, and why we had to do so much work today, and when it was going to end, and why they had to learn math, and why they had to do spelling, and on and on and on. I am sure many of you can empathize with them.
I was getting so frusterated becuase i thought: "just trust me, i know what you need to have done and when and why, if you trust me that i know (becuase i have the teachers manual) then you could worry so much less and your work would be done and you would be rewareded with knowledge."
I think this is possibly a common plight for teachers. A few days later i was driving back from dance thinking about how i wish i knew if i was making the right desision and how it was going to effect my furture, and if i can truly handle living out in the middle of nowhere by myslef... again. Then i realized that i was excatly the same as my students. I ask God "WHere will i go next? How long do i have to be in this position? Am i putting my 'life' on hold to be here? Will i ever have a family of my own?"
Only to hear God say: "If you trust me you will see the answers to all of that and more and have the reward of heaven. I have the manual to your life, don't forget. All you have to do is trust me"
Suddenly i had a lot more grace towards my students. Thank goodness God's grace far surpasses mine for my students. Just something to think about.
posted by Rachel:) @ 6:57 AM
4 Comments:
At 6:45 AM ,
Carolyn said...
you are a patient and kind teacher. when my kids complain (they do it in korean, but i get the gist), i tell them to shut up and do their work or they sit in the yellow chair. (oooooo, the yellow chair!!!! not sure why, but it has a scary effect. for the rest of their lives these kids will be terrified of yellow chairs...)
At 11:25 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Rachel! It's been a long time since you were at SCS in Surrey... : ) Perhaps your students' ideas could be listened to and incorporated into the learning process. The curriculum could be oriented around the needs of children rather than around the teacher, principal, parents, politicians or school subjects... Is there a way to make it a democratic learning environment rather than authoritarian? This can be a challenge.
The students at SCS missed you long after you left. Hard to believe they're almost finished grade 3 now!
Heather
At 3:24 PM ,
Josh said...
life is so much better when we don't worry. it's so ironic that we just can't do that, isn't it? or at least it's really hard. :) ha! i just about wrote something to the effect of "don't worry...things will work out the way God's planning." it's funny how quick we are to say the words "don't worry," but so slow to believe them. you're on the right track!
At 11:24 AM ,
Sarah said...
Rachel,
You're doing a fantastic job. I just wish that God would let us sneak a peek into his "play" book, but I guess that ruins the "fun" of it all.
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