So this morning I was pretty annoyed with my math class, I had been doing math for about 6 hours the night before and felt like I wasnt getting any closer to understanding the problems. So today I was kind of sarcastic (as I am known to be when I am annoyed) to my teacher during our lab today as we talked about the homework. I felt kinda bad, but hey I was stickin it to the system haha. Well she sent me an email asking me to see her in her office and I was sure that this was going to be an awkward experience. Then I was reading in the sermon on the mount when Jesus said to remove first the beam that is in your eye before casting out the mote from your brothers eye. I took this as telling me to not assume that I was right about the homework being a waste of time, and that there must be another side to everything. I started to feel bad for my teacher and think how hard it must be to have to teach a whole class of people that are constantly annoyed by the homework. Then I read Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God. I decided that I would rather be a peacemaker and instead of defending my point to the teacher in her office, I apologized and admitted I was in the wrong. In the end it ended up being a very productive talk that helped me to realize how I can increase my understanding from class, and how she can present the material in a way that will be better for the students. Moral of the story, peacefully accepting our lack of understanding can lead to greater understanding than bullying our ideas onto others.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:28:58 +0000
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