The Joys (and pains) of teaching

The Joys (and pains) of teaching

 

Today was a little rough.I was late for an appointment today because I had ad usually great class.You never get to really appreciate them until you become yourself.For those of y'all who don't know  it, I'm a volunteer teacher at the school which my church has started, called the LoveWorld Academy; teaching Computer Studies (naturally!).Today  we started up with a rehash of the basics of computing .e.g. definitions of GUI, CUI,types of Software etc and they ended up learning the art form of constructing strong passwords!A little bit over their heads you say?Well after giving the examples like p@SSW0rD and 0p51shaLL , they came up with theirs like t@kum1 y@m1je though I blew them all away with MyN1bEn1!

    Well.. in the grand scheme of things I guess this isn't such a landmark, but then I'm starting to really feel the joy and commitment which motivates teachers the world over to take such crappy low-paying jobs and slug it out from day to day.Sometimes I feel like opening up their brains and emptying stuff inside.It's real challenge teaching children as well as adults ; most of which haven't had the benefits of a formal education.But today however..I can't really describe how I felt as I watched the spark of understanding light up in their eyes as they grasped the actual concept I was explaining.Man I felt like I was doing something.Well maybe I can describe that feeling.... one word..

priceless......