Word of the Day
This week I have been looking at my life and making sure that I am being flexible before God. David wanted to build a temple for God, but God told him no! Solomon would later build the temple using the plans David set up. Sometimes we have plans, but God wants us to be flexible. I look at my life and say to myself, "Am I flexible enough to allow God's ways to overshadow my own." Examine your own heart, examine your own motives. Are we really living for Him ... or for ourselves.
What's up
This week we worked hard and updated the prayer walk. It is all ready again for the summer. It was great to watch the Pampa Graduation over the weekend. Next Sunday we will have a graduation party at the church for Chris Boren. I took a part-time job as a laboratory chemist. This job will be much more flexible than the school math teacher position I was considering.
About Me
- Ben Ceyanes
- I believe that the reason many students fail is because they simply do not see the point of learning. We teach students a lot of information, but they want to know WHY they need to know it. The biggest challenge to teachers this age is to show how the information applies to everyday life. The student can and will learn something if they know why they need to know it. The days of "you need to learn this because I say so" or more recently "you need to learn this because the state says so" are over. I always try to make the information relevant and interesting when I can. They need to know how important math can be in thier lives. I believe that teachers need to begin to work together to overcome the immense task that is before us. Team teaching, collaborative work, and sharing lessons are essential to our success. Just as businesses have weekly meetings, retreats, and team concepts, so must we. Students want to learn. But they want to learn useful information, not just stuff. If we will reach out and let them grow, they will.
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