Day 11

I feel like I should share a few of those write-ups I wanted to use for “Day In The Life..." I checked and I realized I can only post one of them in order not to digress from the purpose of this platform.

On the 22nd of November 2022 , I was officially inducted into the teaching profession. It was a dream come through for me because I've wanted to be a teacher ever since I was little and it was actually because I wanted to flog the children of those wicked teachers we had back then. I remember one flogged me one time during the long holiday lesson and it took a lot of pleading for my father not to lock him up. Anyways, my reason grew from wanting to flog to wanting to impact. My parents couldn't understand why out of all professions, I chose teaching. Anyways, I moved from wanting to impact knowledge as a common teacher to housing the knowledge itself. Yes, I'm starting my own school soon enough, and I'll employ as many as have the same vision as me so we can impact not just knowledge, but discipline. It's gonna be more of a spiritual institution under the guise of a school. I might loose you if I decide to expand my visions to you. However, I'll let the school speak for itself.

(I'm definitely returning to quote this post someday soon).

A short story.

On this day (specifically a Thursday) a particular child disrespected me and instead of reacting out of anger because I was livid, I decided to report him to the teacher in charge of the secondary school. In a few moments, he came back to apologize. Though I'm not so sure he did it from his heart, but then, it is well. No, I didn't feel bad. What made me feel bad was the fact that the children of nowadays have little to no respect. I mean, those days we couldn't even look in the eyes of our teachers. When they're coming, we scamper but today, they'll even rub shoulders with you and pass by without as much as a greeting like you're nothing but air or a mate of theirs I even called one of them that I thought was responsible only to discover that I wasted time and effort. I really want these children to do better. Any tips?? I know of prayers, but who knows any other thing I can do to do to help these ones?? It really breaks my heart. It seems they generally lack respect; talk more of teachers. It is well.

I just gave an abridged version of the story. The issue called for the attention of the other teachers. Well, the Holy Spirit helped me control the situation and instead of flogging, I spoke to them for two straight hours... it was an unplanned plan. I had it in mind to speak to them before that time but I hadn’t gotten the right time for it. This day, a situation called for it and I had to use up the time available. I just kept talking and talking, and each time I thought I ran out of what to say, there was utterance.

I have about two and half months left with them and I’m trusting God for wisdom to handle them properly and leave a permanent positive imprint in their minds.