I have a number of friends who use xanga as their place to read friends blogs. Since this is the case it is inconvenient for them to come over here and check what I’m talking about on this blog. And for that reason, I’m setting up a second xanga for those who want to read more of what I write.
if your interested: http://xanga.com/ariahfine
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Currently reading Searching for God Knows What.
Talking about the Second Coming of Christ:
But what if the guys playing the horns turned out to be a few men playing on a street corner in a small town in Arkansas, and what if the horse Jesus rode in on wasn’t a Kentucky thorough-bred, but a belligerent donkey? And what if Jesus, after He got here, frequented homeless shelters and bars and ate and drank with the kinds of cultures evangelicals have declared war against? And what if, when He came like a thief in the night, He came very quietly so that nobody noticed, and what if crime of all crimes, He was ugly and when He went on CNN producers were uncomfortable with His appearance and only shot Him from the waist up, in a certain light? And what if, when He answered questions, He talked with a hick accent, and only spoke in parables that nobody could understand, and what if He didn’t align Himself with a political party, and what if He didn’t kiss anybody’s butt?
Okay, so he doesn’t have honors. But you should have seen him today. He walks in and without a word whips his progress report out of his pocket and lays it on the table. He is grinning ear to ear. In nearly every class he has either an A or a B! He couldn’t have been prouder. He’s got one class he’s struggling in and we talked about how he might be able to bring that grade up. “Your on your way to being an honor student!” I told him. “Me, an honor student?” he said sheepishly, but you could tell he was excited about the possibility.
Boy does that make teaching worthwhile.
My wonderful and brilliant Aunt, who was a teacher for many many years gave me this advice:
“Find at least one bright star each day. It can be an “ahh” from one of the students or a question that let’s you know that they are thinking and listening.”
I realize it is brilliant advice. I tried it for one day and then forgot about it. But that day I had two bright stars, a couple students who were just so excited about recording their own music in our computer lab, and then another new student whose attitude was SO positive it made me light up.
Needless to say I need to begin practicing this again. And you get to be my listening ears. Here goes nothing.
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