Humbled

The last two Thursday mornings it has been my turn to teach our daughter's Tapestry of Grace virtual co-op, where we join other students online who have done the same reading and answered the same questions during the week as we have, and have a history discussion together. The second of those two Thursdays we were covering the presidency of George W. Bush, including 9-11 and its aftermath. I did copious reading, and scoured the internet for appropriate photos to put into my power point. Since I am a visual learner myself, I always like to put lots of pictures into my power point presentations for class, so the students have something engaging to look at while we are talking.

The night before class I had stayed up until about 1:30, finding the last pics and putting the finishing touches on my power point. The next morning my daughter and I logged into class and I began teaching. The students were well prepared and we had a great discussion. There were aspects of 9-11, the war in Afghanistan, and the war in Iraq that I wasn't sure the students were connecting, so I taught my little heart out on those topics. We covered the highlights of Bush's 8 years in office, packing a LOT of info into a short period of time, and covering topics that were intense and still to this day, emotionally charged.

I felt pretty good about how the class had gone, and afterward I asked G if she had learned anything new. She said,


"well, in my reading this week I learned that Obama's middle name is Hussein."


Hmmm. So much for my teaching!


"A man's pride brings him low." ~ Proverbs 29:23

(Yes, I felt about one inch tall!)