"I love it when a plan comes together..."

OK! Better day!!!! As I groused and grumbled before the Lord, in His mercy He gave me an idea. I took blank paper, colored pencils, crayons and pens to class. I told them to read Revelation chapter 6 and draw something that depicted what was happening. THEY DID IT!!! They didn't grumble ~ they chatted and laughed, asked good questions and DID the assignment. Amazing how a better day makes you feel so much better!! And I have an entire weekend ahead of me with NO disgruntled-done students to manage. Before I went to class I asked one of the other teachers how it was going in their Bible class. I told her about my day and confessed, "I wasn't mean to them ... but I wanted to be!" She said, "OH, I was!! They were terrible and I got mean." We ended up laughing with all the teachers in the room about the silliness of end of the year syndrome, and the craziness in the class room. One teacher said, "yeah, they are asking questions .... just to make noise, like "what does "fuel" mean? (High school students) I felt so much more sane. Onward and upward!!!

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  1. BethMay 14, 2010 at 9:41 PM

    YAY! Glad you had a better day.

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  2. foutfolkMay 15, 2010 at 4:06 AM

    Yeah for you! Great teachers work WITH students and guide them naturally, and simply to activities that engaged their minds and that a fun (at times)

    Being the art teacher as you know, projects are my forte. As an end of the year activity, have them create a small book of sorts ( I could help you create it) that tells the entire story of what they learned from class this year. An overview, with pictures and words, that tells the MAJOR events, according to them, and that they feel is a summary of what the Whole Bible says . . . i.e. The Doctrines of the Book. The Asian students would LOVE it for sure. I suggest Manga characters telling the stories of the Bible. Think about it. :)

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