May20 Written by:Kayle
5/20/2008 3:59 AM
This term I (Kayle) am teaching Biblical Backgrounds to the OT (a course I've taught before) and a book study through the book of Amos (a new class I haven't taught). I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with the teaching load, most especially with taking on a new course and doing all the prep work for that.
During the first week of class, I asked who had signed up for the class and no one had signed up for it. The academic dean said I could cancel the class if I wanted to. Hoping that I had found a way out of my feelings of being overwhelmed, I told him I would ask the Biblical Studies Chair, Craig, about what I should do. Craig suggested that I advertise the course and open it up to the community to sit in on it. I must admit, I wasn't thrilled about it and had to really change my attitude about it. But once I began advertising the course to local churches, I began to get excited about it.
Tonight was the first day of class. Two of our TCZ students showed up along with two people from my church. My first thought was, "I'm doing all this work for 4 people!?!?!" But again, I had to readjust my attitude to see this as an opportunity rather than a burden--an opportunity for not only the students, but also for myself to grow as a result of studying this book.
Anyway, we'll see how it goes this term--whether or not these 4 students consistently show up or whether they taper off...hopefully the class will grow in numbers!
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