Midnight thoughts
Midnight snack for Will at Denny’s led us to have a good conversation about our long term goals.
For Mary- to get out of her current job within 2 years, finish school, get married by 28ish.
For Will- to finish seminary and serve on the mission field in China or North Korea. It’d be nice if he could go with a wife. =P
For me- to finish school, continue teaching, but work at a mission agency (especially in the summer), training teams to go and share the gospel.
I really need to finish school soon. My fellow collegues who started the Intercultural Program with me last fall will be completing their studies after 2 more semesters. As for me, I still have a couple more years to go, attending Biola as a part time student.
My prayer is that what I gain from these classes will help me understand and communicate with my studens, parents, coworkers, etc. (but more my students). I want to be able to encourage my students to take a practical path that will lead them to live a successful life, living out their potential. We have designed this educational system that requires everyone to fit into this mold of a "good student". This failed. Although nothing is fail-proof, I dont agree that everyone has to be this exceptional straight A student to be reaching their "full potential". To set a healthy expectation on a child is difficult, especially when i have them for only 1 school year. But even within that short amount of time, I hope me, being aware of their background, their culture will help me communicate these expectations (as a teacher) that wont damage their self esteem but for them to see themselves as ones going towards doors of opportunities.
How?
I need to love them. without love, all this is in vain. without love, again, it becomes just tedious work not investments (in lives).
