Musing over the Gifted

Just a little thought on how things are these past ten weeks....

In retrospect I believe that God' hands have been there to guide me to this point in my life. I did not get into NIE thinking that one day I would have the privelege to teach and learn from gifted students. When I applied to teach in ACSI, I did not think my chance was good because I am a beginning teacher with little teaching experience apart from the eight weeks in training. Furthermore, I am a government officer and I am not sure whether the MOE would approve my application to teach in an Independent School.

But as the song goes, God will make a way when there seems to be no way. So here I am today with the honour and privelege to teach in ACS(I). I found out I was to teach the gifted IP program somwhere in early November. That really burst my bubbles. I felt really inadequate because I knew so little about the GEP program apart from the fact that the students are extremely bright. So I was worried sick.

I am a person of little faith. For I now know that truly God has prepared the way for me. Now if you ask me, I would say that there is no other place I would rather be. It has been a joy to teach each and every one of the boys in my class. They have been accepting and charitable, enduring my feeble attempts at cracking jokes.

They have been patient and eager to learn, and most of all I see humility in their exercising of their gifts. Meekness is not weakness but an exercise of power with restraint. Meekness is a character trait we celebrate in Jesus but is sorely lacking in people these days. To find them in one so young is a refreshing breath of fresh air. Truly I have learnt a great deal from my students. I wonder what they have learnt from me.