Teaching is a challenge. I have this massive learning curve to jump in order to deal with 6th & 7th graders. The main problem isn't culture shock. No, it's lesson planning in my own language. I often think of my roommate Rachel from my last semester at college, and just how long she spent preparing lessons for 90 kids. 90. Highschoolers. Public school. No, all I have is 18. And they're dropping like flies as their parents leave for furlough or other reasons. 18 kids in a private school, divided between two classes. Three forty-five minute blocks for each every week. Hours to prepare.
And now I understand why people go to school to teach for four years.
It really hasn't been too bad. Needless to say, I'm learning a lot.
Also, it's hard to understand what a 7th grader can and can't understand. I just graduated from college with a BA in Philosophy. I like to sit and listen. They don't. I like abstract concepts. They're still pretty concrete. They're all really fact-smart. They know their Bibles for the most part. They've corrected me. I didn't know nearly anything that they know about the Bible at their age.
So. This is part of God giving me a heart for all kids.
And now I understand why people go to school to teach for four years.
It really hasn't been too bad. Needless to say, I'm learning a lot.
Also, it's hard to understand what a 7th grader can and can't understand. I just graduated from college with a BA in Philosophy. I like to sit and listen. They don't. I like abstract concepts. They're still pretty concrete. They're all really fact-smart. They know their Bibles for the most part. They've corrected me. I didn't know nearly anything that they know about the Bible at their age.
So. This is part of God giving me a heart for all kids.
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