God Created Teachers
God
Created The First Teacher
On the 6th day, God created men and women.
On the 7th day, He rested.
Not so much to recuperate, but rather to prepare Himself for the work
He was going to do on the next day. For it was on that day - the 8th
day - that God created the FIRST TEACHER.
This TEACHER, though taken from among men and women, had several
significant modifications.In general, God made the TEACHER more
durable than other men and
women.
The TEACHER was made to arise at a very early hour and to go to bed no
earlier than 11:30 p.m. - with no rest in between.
The TEACHER had to be able to withstand being locked up in an
air-tight classroom for six hours with thirty-five "monsters" on a
rainy Monday.
And the TEACHER had to be fit to correct 103 term papers over Easter
vacation.
Yes, God made the TEACHER tough... but gentle, to!
The TEACHER was equipped with soft hands to wipe away the tears of the
neglected and lonely student... of those of the sixteen-year-old girl
who was not asked
to the prom.
And into the TEACHER God poured a generous amount of patience.
Patience when a student asks to repeat the directions the TEACHER has
just repeated for someone
else. Patience when the kids forget their lunch money for the fourth
day in a row.Patience when one-third of the class fails the
test.Patience when the textbooks
haven't arrived yet, and the semester starts tomorrow.
And God gave the TEACHER a heart slightly bigger than the average
human heart.For the TEACHER's heart had to be big enough to love the
kid who screams, "I hate
this class - it's boring!" and to love the kid who runs out of the
classroom at the end of the period without so much as a "good-bye,"
let alone a "thank you."
And lastly, God gave the TEACHER an abundant supply of HOPE! For God
knew that the TEACHER would always be hoping.
Hoping that the kids would someday learn how to spell...
Hoping not to have bus duty ...
Hoping that Friday would come ...
Hoping for a free day ...
Hoping for deliverance ...
When God finished creating the TEACHER, He stepped back and admired
the work of His hands. And God saw that the TEACHER was good. Very
Good!
And God smiled, for when He looked at the TEACHER, He saw into the
future. He knew that the future is in the hands of the TEACHERS.
And because God loves Teachers so much, on the 9th day God created
"Snow Days" and "Summer!"
~ Author Unknown