I have a student that is on medication for something that I don't really think he needs to be on medication for. I am not a doctor, I am not a counselor- but I have worked with children for most of my life. It is evident to me that the more I look around me the more I think that parenting is such a huge part of whether a child is successful or not. Too many times I have been caught up in thinking that stay-at-home moms are kind of crazy. Now though after looking at the past couple of years. It think that I realize just how important it is to be there for your kids.
As a teacher I have students 70 minutes a day. This is not enough time to make a huge dent in their lives. Especially when they walk down the hallway into another teacher's classroom and get the exact opposite of what I am teaching them. For instance I have made a no sarcasm rule in my classroom. For those of you who have known me for quite some time, you know that I can be one of the most sarcastic people in the world. I have come to realize though that sarcasm is not what Jesus was about. If I want to truly live a life worthy of Jesus then I need to not be sarcastic. Sarcasm hurts and stings. It gets into those deep places like salt in a wound. I don't want to be a part of that. The problem arises when other people do not see things the same way that I do. I can't control them. It just hurts though...you know?
On the other hand I have one more month to try the best that I can to make a difference. So...I will do that. I will try to be loving and make a difference...who knows what God will do?
2 comments:
Love your thoughts. Love should abound! I have high expectations for parents, they are the adults, risk all the love they have! - even when that means saying no, no to a job outside of the home when your child needs that time, no the to money it could have brought in, no for the growth and character of their child.
PS And kudos on the no sarcastic remarks, I've seen the beautiful change in you!
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