Many of us go to school, because it's another thing that we have to do. Some of us really enjoy school, while some of us just plain out do not like school. But I bet for most of us, we like school half the time, and the other half we just don't like. I am in classes with smart students and they don't even want to be at school on some days. School can be hard, I get it. I found this verse that can be encouraging when we are down and don't want to go to school. Colossians 3:23-24 says, "Whatever you do, work at it with all of your heart, as for working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." When we go to school, we are suppose to do it whole heartily, because we are working for the Lord. And just like good grades that we get for good work, God will give us a reward for the good work we did when we reach heaven. When we think about going to school to serve the Lord, and not humans, then it can be a big motivator for us to do well.
We were talking in one of my classes about what it means to go to school. We divided it into three sections: Learning, Doing School, and Cheating. The conversation that we had made me more aware of how I treat school, and where I can improve, and I would love to share what I found out with other people my age.
Learning-This is where you are growing as a learner. You ask question on topics you may not understand. You do and understand you homework and turn it in on time. You take time to understand what you are learning, and you study for any up coming tests. You can more about the learning then the grades.
Doing School-This is where you do the bare minimum that is needed to pass the class. You do the homework just so you can turn something in. You don't really study for the test, and if you don't understand something you don't ask for clarification. You care about the grades more then the learning.
Cheating-This is where you aren't evening trying. You are coping off other peoples work, and you aren't learning anything.
Take time to evaluate where you are. Are you actually trying to learn, or are you just getting by. I understand if you are to busy every once and a while and you do need to do school, but we should all be striving to actually learn at school. If you struggle in this area, then pray to God that he will help grow into a learner. But school is so much more then something that we just have to get through in life.
We were talking in one of my classes about what it means to go to school. We divided it into three sections: Learning, Doing School, and Cheating. The conversation that we had made me more aware of how I treat school, and where I can improve, and I would love to share what I found out with other people my age.
Learning-This is where you are growing as a learner. You ask question on topics you may not understand. You do and understand you homework and turn it in on time. You take time to understand what you are learning, and you study for any up coming tests. You can more about the learning then the grades.
Doing School-This is where you do the bare minimum that is needed to pass the class. You do the homework just so you can turn something in. You don't really study for the test, and if you don't understand something you don't ask for clarification. You care about the grades more then the learning.
Cheating-This is where you aren't evening trying. You are coping off other peoples work, and you aren't learning anything.
Take time to evaluate where you are. Are you actually trying to learn, or are you just getting by. I understand if you are to busy every once and a while and you do need to do school, but we should all be striving to actually learn at school. If you struggle in this area, then pray to God that he will help grow into a learner. But school is so much more then something that we just have to get through in life.
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