Our school started today and I get to mentor three classes (TJYC I, TJYC III and Speech and Debate). I am happy to report that I receive tons of sgbd's about mentoring. When to ask a student a hard question for instance (not hard as in they'll get the answer wrong but hard as in it makes them think and re-examine their logic or paradigm). When not to say anything (always hard for me!) A funny sgbd happened that will probably be only funny to my TJYC III students because of a theme running through our class about being a homesteader and changing the toilet paper roll when one is empty. I was in a hurry because our first class was about to begin and we were setting up this banquet of food as an object lesson (and tummy filler--makes for happy students:) Anyway the youth were in their opening devotional and I thought that I'd better run to the bathroom. Naturally the toilet paper was empty but there was one on the back of the toilet and I thought "Here we go, first day back and the theme returns when I'm in a hurry." I just can't teach TJYC and not be a homesteader so there was no choice in the matter. I take off the empty roll and the spindle thing ricochets across the room. Deep breath, I can't just leave it? No, gotta chase it down and finish the job.
A million more liked that happened as I did work around the house after a long, hot day of teaching. Can't I just leave that where it is? No, put it away where it belongs. Etc. Etc.
I have a hard, sgbd-to-do with an individual that remains on my list but literally couldn't have been done today. Something to dread for tomorrow I guess. I also know I need to visit a woman in my church who lost her husband today so that's another hard thing on my list. In both cases though, I'll be an instrument which, to me, is the ultimate goal of following our sgbd's.
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