Time to retire

Yesterday after Sara’s lesson we started working with Sophia on her lessons. As usual, I let Sara run the lesson and I’d help guide a little.

Sara turned to me and said “you’re good that this, you should be a teacher.” And just like that, I hit the pinnacle of my teaching career. It’s clearly time for me to retire.

I guess any teaching capabilities I may have can be attributed to my parents, both teachers. My mom has been retired for 15 years and when she visits, can’t resist teaching our girls lessons. The games, methods, tools are awesome; she has such a well of experience to pull from.

At the end of the day, there isn’t teaching; only learning. Whatever works to help our kids learn is what we as parents need to do….constantly.

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise (Deuteronomy 6:7).

Footnote: After Sara’s beautiful compliment, I had to teach her a lesson on finances ….”if I were a teacher, we wouldn’t be able to live in this nice house and mommy would have to get a job.” Then I got a lesson in optimism when Sara replied “no we wouldn’t.” Life is a continual lesson.