Every year around this time I am met with a tremendous uneasy sensation. As teacher friends and family pack up in the predawn hours to return to their respective schools for a new school year, I often find myself wondering if I should be joining them. I know teaching lives in my blood, and I doubt that will ever change. I'm confident that in the future I will return to teaching. I even considered going back this year, but I know to be a good teacher you have to give your whole heart and mind to those children. At this point in my life I just can't do that 5 days a week. My heart and brain are split in too many directions to be a good classroom teacher in this chapter of my life. For now I'll get my fix on Sunday mornings teaching Sunday School at church.
I pray that my teacher friends and family have a successful and rewarding school year. I pray that they have patience with their students and show God's love to those students through their words and actions. AMEN!
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