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J
... when you think your classmate might be a Christian because she has a bible and uses it, you see her talking to two Mormon "Missionaries" and assume she is witnessing to them so you leave her with a note that says... "may god be with you phone# call me"
text response :"Hello Dustin, the lesson went well!" Later I internet stalked her and found out she was definitely a Mormon.
text response :"Hello Dustin, the lesson went well!" Later I internet stalked her and found out she was definitely a Mormon.
K
... when you think your classmate might be a Christian because she has a bible and uses it, you see her talking to two Mormon "Missionaries" and assume she is witnessing to them so you leave her with a note that says... "may god be with you phone# call me"
text response :"Hello Dustin, the lesson went well!" Later I internet stalked her and found out she was definitely a Mormon.
text response :"Hello Dustin, the lesson went well!" Later I internet stalked her and found out she was definitely a Mormon.
LOL! next time you see her she'll invite you to a Mormon outreach
M
Perhaps I was being overly defensive - if so, I apologise. I think we need to be sensitive with the aged, and I didn't want Just-me to feel out of place. They are often so wise and Godly, and sometimes I think they can feel a little... intimidated if we younger folks tell them they are not conforming with our new-fangled rules. In many cases, if we younger Christians could be like they are, the world would be a better place.
A
I work with some young boys, one is 16. It spread allllll over work that he had a crush on me and the boy made no secret of it. He was telling people, out loud, that I was not too old for him. It made me really nervous, but thank God, I have an elderly neighbor woman with great insight. She had one child, a boy, and lived in this town for 70 years in safer days. The neighborhood boys spent most of their days at her home. Her home was the spot! She said young boys crushed on their teachers and superiors, her and her friends, all of the time. They think they're sooo pretty and wonderful and smart. It's very normal, and totally INNOCENT, and to never ever hurt them.
It's so sad that this isn't more common knowledge these days. Young folks, girls and boys, crush on their teachers and superiors. That's all it is, a crush. It won't last. All too often these days it seems the adults are taking advantage of their trust, and it's being twisted into something ugly.
I think this boy crushed on me because I began to tease him about being the only boy with 4 sisters when he first began the job. I said, "You are blessed!!" LOLZ!!! I'm his boss, it's fun teasing people. All of the young people respond positively to positive attention.
But yes, I agree, it was really really awkward before I had a better understanding of it. It's totally innocent.
It's so sad that this isn't more common knowledge these days. Young folks, girls and boys, crush on their teachers and superiors. That's all it is, a crush. It won't last. All too often these days it seems the adults are taking advantage of their trust, and it's being twisted into something ugly.
I think this boy crushed on me because I began to tease him about being the only boy with 4 sisters when he first began the job. I said, "You are blessed!!" LOLZ!!! I'm his boss, it's fun teasing people. All of the young people respond positively to positive attention.
But yes, I agree, it was really really awkward before I had a better understanding of it. It's totally innocent.
That's awkward, but I'd tend to agree with AmberGardner. I remember having a teacher-crush when I was in high school, and a few more professor-crushes when I was in college. I think it's easy for people to get them: the teacher is viewed as super smart, wise, mature, they can be attractive and funny. And when the other males/females around you aren't necessarily... all of those, it makes teachers seem more attractive, even if they're 10+ years older than you. So yes, they can be innocent.
Like Amber said, though, they can also get twisted. My friend is a teacher at a middle school and the boys there will sometimes say crude things about her. They are reprimanded for it, but she then knows that it's not one of those innocent crushes.
Like Amber said, though, they can also get twisted. My friend is a teacher at a middle school and the boys there will sometimes say crude things about her. They are reprimanded for it, but she then knows that it's not one of those innocent crushes.
T
I have been a sixth grade teacher a number of years. It is part of my teaching routine to give sixth grade girls "sidebars"- little public one-on-one chats about personal likes and dislikes.
Young girls will often form crushes on an older person who reminds them of their father. Those crushes are usually very short-lived and lead to other crushes on younger and younger men. Talking (in front of other people, but still personal conversations) is much more positive than "waiting it out". It teaches the girl to be relational - not to live in a dream world. It socializes her to EXPECT conversation and not physical touch from her next (probably younger) crush. Kids like these sidebars for reasons other than crushes. It is good educational practice to give lots of personal sidebars (recess and lunch duty are the prime time to look out for students who seem to be "shadowing" me) to students of both genders. That way, nothing creepy is ever intended nor perceived.
Young girls will often form crushes on an older person who reminds them of their father. Those crushes are usually very short-lived and lead to other crushes on younger and younger men. Talking (in front of other people, but still personal conversations) is much more positive than "waiting it out". It teaches the girl to be relational - not to live in a dream world. It socializes her to EXPECT conversation and not physical touch from her next (probably younger) crush. Kids like these sidebars for reasons other than crushes. It is good educational practice to give lots of personal sidebars (recess and lunch duty are the prime time to look out for students who seem to be "shadowing" me) to students of both genders. That way, nothing creepy is ever intended nor perceived.
If a person, boy or whoever is attracted to His or her teacher, in a school that has one purpose, and that is to teach the kids, the kids are to learn the curriculum. It's not the place or the time to proposition your attractive teacher. Knowing the Bible and the will of God would make the student prudent. Get the drift?
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
T
The boys knew the teacher for many years- it is likely that they were trying to prove their manhood. It would seem that they could learn biblical lessons on what manhood is. The curriculum ought to include this, or be altered to include it. Scope and sequence needs to be flexible to allow for such learning-ready opportunities.