Teaching has always been a challenging profession.
It demands many long hours and deep commitment.
Today children come with many issues in their lives, and sometimes the family structure is not there to be of much support.
Standards passed by the government pressure teachers to teach to the tests used to measure performance.
Expectations rise and resources dwindle, and now a pandemic nearly throws the whole process into chaos and uncertainty.
It is easy to feel alone, discouraged, weary, and to wonder whether you can continue to follow what you have always believed was your calling.
You may even wonder where God is in all of it and you feel too close to the end of your rope.
If any of these things apply to you as an educator . . .
Today children come with many issues in their lives, and sometimes the family structure is not there to be of much support.
Standards passed by the government pressure teachers to teach to the tests used to measure performance.
Expectations rise and resources dwindle, and now a pandemic nearly throws the whole process into chaos and uncertainty.
It is easy to feel alone, discouraged, weary, and to wonder whether you can continue to follow what you have always believed was your calling.
You may even wonder where God is in all of it and you feel too close to the end of your rope.
If any of these things apply to you as an educator . . .