Life in Kinmen has been great! We had just finished going through the book of John in the Bible study at Church. Now we are starting the book of Genesis. School is going well as I Iearn more and more on how to teach kids. I've been here for almost two years, but I still struggle with teaching especially 3rd grade.... my one at my Thursday school that is.
Out of the 21 or so students in the class, they range from future rockets scientists born-and-raised-in-cram-school (cram school is a school kids go to after school-make sense?) to one who can't even write his name (in English or Chinese). However, that's not too bad.... I've taught classes like that before. What's really difficult is the attitudes/attention spans of the little critters. 3rd graders are emotional! One kid (who they say has ADD) usually doesn't make it through class because he goes around hitting and kicking his classmates (and one time his American teacher) or throwing things, so the home room teacher comes and takes him away. Then maybe two or ten consistently yell out obscure comments in the middle of reviewing the ABC's. During the class I sometimes wonder that even though I know I'm speaking..... but am I really saying anything? I have tried so many things, but only to receive partial success.
Thank God for Anthony, the English Teacher who I teach with at that school. Last Thursday he told me that he thought 40 Min. with those students is too much for me. For the rest of the school year he wants to teach the first 20 to 30 minutes then have me finish the time with a game. I wanted to hug him!
Thank you for your prayers. With God all things are possible!
Andrew Stewart
1 Chronicles 28:10
