This quote tugs on my heart so badly. I went to high school with a lot of kids who dealt with unimaginable things on a day to day basis. We also had a pretty large gang affiliation for a school with only 600 kids.
So this quotation means a lot to me. It reminds me how hard it is for some people to learn academics, it's not that they don't want to...but maybe in the context of survival it's not at the top of the priority list. And why should it be?
Why do teachers say "you'll use this later in life" when they have no idea what the child will be doing "later in life"?
There has to be more than just facts taught in school. That's always been my goal. I don't just want to "teach," I want to build relationships and love and be Jesus for these kids all while talking and sharing about what I'm good at, what gets me excited. I don't know about you but that sounds like a dream job to me.
I was told this year that I will never have a greater impact on the world than while I'm in high school. So why not be in school for the rest of my life?
This may not make much sense, it's a lot of rambling. So if you're still reading and comprehending...I thank you.
What I'm really trying to say is that I have to keep in mind that you never know what someone is going through. And that teachers see their kids ever single day for hours at a time. That's a lot of possible seed-planting and Jesus-loving.
But we'll see what the future holds. Whatever it is...it's gonna be crazy wicked awesome. :)
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