no, not that kind of no, silly.i was at our *end of the year, how can we improve on religious education next year* meeting, where i FIRMLY announced I WOULD NOT BE TEACHING 8TH GRADE RELIGIOUS ED NEXT YEAR because i need to (a) work like a dawg, (b) take my composition course, which is two days a week, and (c) because i said no.
apparently, it was conditional, my *no* and not vehement and steadfast as i thought it would be.
our class size last year was too darn big - 22 students per 8th grade teacher = too darned big. plus remember, i was passing by and saw patty's room was devoid of a teacher and the d.r.e. didn't know she wasn't coming back so i subbed for that night.
and the balance of the year.
i may be being ~conditional~ about whether i teach or not, but it was said next year, the class size might be closer to 12-15 because he may have another teacher on board. i said "if that's the case, then i'll teach," figuring i was being ha-ha funny. deacon joe said "okay, then...you'll be teaching," but he was not ha-ha laughing.
dag.
honestly when i sat there and we talked about not only the teachings of the church but that we could add outside *stuff* - i was brought up a little more than other catechists because i had a very hands-on class - field trips outside of the parish hall, prayer partners with the little ones, watching The Passion of the Christ - i thought 'i just bought the first season of joan of arcadia on dvd - how perfect would some of these lessons tie in?' - and then opened my mouth with the above comment.
hmmm. note to self: boundaries boundaries boundaries.
but i love these teens, so much. they all made me so proud, they came so far, i now find myself whining.
Lord if this isn't Your will for me to teach these precious ones, then block it. You've done it before, like no Other entity, You have Your ways. if You want me out of there and doing (or not doing) something else, have at it. i will abide.
amen and amen.
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