Monday Morning Musings

The weekend was great but went so fast. Are you kidding me. It seems like I just left this place. I am teaching the Progressive Era and not having any progress. Pun intended. I just cannot seem to motivate the kids to be excited about this era in history. In fact, I had a student put his head down and I thought to myself, man I wish I could do that. Teaching is an honorable institution but who wants to be in an institution? I think more and more that in May of 2012 I can leave this profession and not have to but up with the beaurecratic bullshingles that permeate every aspect of education. But then I think, I know that God gave me this talent (its the only one I have by the way) and I know that He wants me to use it. I know that besides teaching students the subject matter, that I am reaching some of them (not nearly enough) on a spiritual level. What will happen if I leave? Will there be another place for me to serve or will I just go home and do nothing. While the latter sounds like heaven on earth to me, I wonder what God would have me do? I am afraid to ask as His answer might be "stay". My job gets harder every year. Kids are changing and not for the better. This old nasty now and now is getting nastier. Nothing I do seems relevant any longer. Several of my "former" students were involved in a murder a few weeks back. A young woman who graduated with my daughter last year past away last week. She was unmarried and 7 months pregnant. Just died. My kids have been in jail, see a probation officer and are court ordered to come to school. How good does retirement sound now? Exactly. I know God has a plan I just wonder if He has met my students?