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Describe a recent time when you’ve been discouraged with a student’s progress. Have you witnessed a change in the student’s life, or are you still waiting for that change to occur?
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I have a lot of kids in my courses this year that are not at the point of salvation. I just doesn’t seem as relevant to their lives as Tik Tok does. It breaks my heart. But every now and then, I see small breakthroughs, sometimes as the students themselves share with each other.
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I have one student in particular who comes from a very hard home life situation. He doesn’t seem to care about doing well or consequences when he makes the wrong choice. I am still waiting to see a transformation. I try to hold him accountable and let him know he is responsible for meeting the expectations in my course and that he is capable of doing so. It’s very hard to wait though.
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I had just prayed with a student to have her accept Jesus into her heart and right after we walked out she was in an altercation with another student. This was disheartening because I thought I had made progress with her. However, I realized that the change may not be instant for her and God will need to refine her. Accepting Him was the first step.
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Prayer and relationship are the keys to changing many students and their parents. I love to see how much change I see with parents as much as the students.
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I have a student who is very self focused and does very little in the classroom. I have specifically been praying for this student and encouraging him and the other day he wrote me an apology note for his behavior. I pray that the Lord will continue to work in his heart.