Thy Geekdom Come Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I'm just letting everyone know that after struggling in youth ministry and having a real desire to teach in an academic setting, I have been hired to teach at a Catholic middle school (where StColette works) for this Fall. I will not be teaching theology (no position available), but I will be teaching, and that excites me. The subject is...math. Your prayers would be greatly appreciated. God bless, Micah Addendum: I may also have the opportunity to teach Latin extra-curricular, and I will be designing and maintaining a website for the school as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doe-jo Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 awesome!! congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 So you've become too much of an old married man to hang out with the teenagers anymore? Middle school math sounds harder than theology to me right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissyP89 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) Ugh, MATH! But congrats, Micah. Edited March 19, 2009 by MissyP89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Oh middle school kids. Gotta love 'em. Put it this way: teaching math to the hellians is probably a lot easier than teaching theology to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleflower+JMJ Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Congrats Raph! Let us know you like middle school kids and teaching! I pray that your students aren't as crazy and wild as mine LOL But teaching in one of the two hardest districts in my region, I know yours will be [i]a lot[/i] better. Especially being a Catholic School -how awesome is that? Middle school needs lots of patience and...lots of patience! Good luck! I think you will really enjoy yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Congratulations Micah, I'm glad that you have this new opportunity ahead of you and hope it brings a sense of contentment and peace into your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie_M Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Woo teaching math!! congrats for the new job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle_eye222001 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 ---------------- Listening to: [url="http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/vertical+horizon/track/everything+you+want"]Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want[/url] via [url="http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/"]FoxyTunes[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeology cat Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Maths is cool, you'll love it! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scardella Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 make sure you teach them this formula: Proof that girls are evil. 1. Girls require time and money Girls = Time x Money 2. And as we all know, time is money. Time = Money 3. Therefore Girls = Money x Money = Money^2 4. And money is the root of all evil Money = sqrt(Evil) 5. Therefore Girls = sqrt(Evil)^2 6. And we are forced to conclude Girls = Evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1811054' date='Mar 18 2009, 10:03 PM']Oh middle school kids. Gotta love 'em. Put it this way: teaching math to the hellians is probably a lot easier than teaching theology to them.[/quote] lol The kids aren't that bad. I know most of their families from working in the parish office. They are mostly well behaved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 [quote name='MissyP89' post='1811043' date='Mar 18 2009, 09:53 PM']Ugh, MATH! But congrats, Micah. [/quote] I'm pretty good at math, so it's okay. There are two types of theologians: those who come to theology from a love of the beauty of the poetry and history and grandeur of the faith and those who come to theology from a love of the beauty of the order and logic and reason of the faith (which correspond to Fr. John Courtney Murray's views on the rational atheists and the theatrical atheists). Anyway, that's my observation...and while history, poetry, and literature interest me, my strong suit is from the other angle. So I will be teaching math, but I will also be teaching God through the logic and order found in His creation, which we can see through math. PS - If I can handle youth ministry with completely undisciplined 6-12th graders, I can handle a classroom of 20 middle schoolers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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