Today started out well, but I had a new seating chart. Some of my kids need to stay near front because they either get easily distracted, can’t see well, or they need to be up front so I can keep an eye on them. I think I have realized that some kids will keep talking and doing what they do no matter where you put them! I also started a new reward system, where they get to earn stars for how well they behave through the day. We’ll see how it works! Later in the day, I got fed up with the kids trying to talk over them when I was teaching so they wrote lines. I explained to them why I need them to listen: respect for me and respect for their classmates when they speak, trying to help them learn so they can do well, learning patience and self control. I explain it’s because I care and I’m not trying to take away their fun. I had tutorias after school today for reading so we played some games to study for their vocab quiz tomorrow. Afterwards I walked home, but realized I had forgotten things at school to help me make my recuperation tests so I had to walk back. Recuperation tests are allowed (might be required) by the Education Department of Honduras. If a child fails their subject for the parcial (9 weeks) they can take a recuperation test and that will be substituted in their test grade for the 9 weeks. I spent the evening making my recup tests and relaxing.
Deep thoughts: We ultimately are alone on this faith walk; it’s just me and God ultimately, no person, not even your spouse will ever fill you like God does, lead you the way God does, will be your source like God is. Just a hard realization I guess sometimes to be reminded of that. God provides us with so many friends and family to walk with us through life and help us on our faith journey and he loves community and relationship and created us for that. But truly, ultimately when it really comes down to it, its you and God, he should be (and IS) enough to fill us.
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