Day After

Dear Friends,

God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!

Were you nice to substitute teachers in school?

When I was in grade school and Jr. High I was a goody two shoes, but when I turned 15, I became a bit obnoxious. I remember lying to the substitute teacher about what time lunch break started. I told her that it was 10 minutes earlier than it actually was and I used my innocent charm to try to make it believable. When she found out the truth, she looked at me, as if to say, "How could you do such a rotten thing to me?" I felt ashamed of myself. She was very pregnant and was probably not having a good day.

Jesus said, "You reap what you sow." I certainly received my paybacks yesterday while teaching as a sub in a 6th grade class! I am going to have to find a way to get a lot tougher!!!! I also have to become a lot wiser about outsmarting the class clowns and the just plain disruptive ones who have no interest in learning.

The child that worried me the most was probably the prettiest girl in the class. Her hair was professionally cut and she had spent a lot of time fixing it and dressing herself for school. But her eagerness to learn was totally absent, even though she was a smart enough girl. She spent the day being annoying to get attention and probably absorbed very little information. I guess her plan for the future is to get by on her good looks.

I did manage to learn all of the kids first names and accomplished most of the lesson plans, but I spent the evening looking for ways to forgive the kids for treating me unkindly. I know they are just being kids and I was one too, but this is a stressful job!!!

Love, Sue