I told my grade 11 math students I would write a blog post for them tonight. <\/p>\n
Tonight they were awarded for their accomplishments in academia, athleticism, and encouragement. Many many well deserving kids. I congratulated many parents on their children’s accomplishments. Though, the entire notion of recognition alongside others who are not awarded… tough call. I think of kids who are strong in areas of their life that aren’t categories for awards. Yet there are some kids that do stand out – who are stepping out in their gifting – pretty cool to see these characters and what they can accomplish. Last Thursday, Nik showed the films the grade 9-12 students produced. I was thoroughly impressed at the level of skill and intuition that these students have. In some ways, their skills dwarf mine and then I get discouraged and set aside my own projects. Alas! Whatever. I’ll continue film editing and producing till I die, even if my films don’t receive recognition.<\/p>\n
Tonight I got recognized for leaving – I got a brand new maple leaf guitar strap – which I need, I’ve been using my mandolin strap on my acoustic the past 7 years. Keith, my principal presented it to me. Great stuff. Ken, one of the fathers, prayed for me, that I would be blessed with clarity in hearing God in the coming years while we will be in Guatemala.<\/p>\n
— I promised to post their names as well (in alphabetical order to avoid the notion of favoritism): Aimee Angele, Andrew, Brittney, Danielle, Diana, Jennifer, Krista, and Shara-Rae.<\/p>\n
(incidentally – the spell checker for blogger doesn’t recognize the word “blog”)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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