• About

Smiles from Sweden

~ “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis

Smiles from Sweden

Monthly Archives: February 2013

Top 10 Reasons our Kids Leave Church

17 Sunday Feb 2013

Posted by Smile in Fun Fun Fun

≈ 4 Comments

Tags

christianity, fail, leaving church, youth ministry

Very interesting, hits on a lot of the points I hear from my friends who have left the church.

Marc5Solas

Screen Shot 2013-02-08 at 9.03.31 AM

We all know them, the kids who were raised in church. They were stars of the youth group. They maybe even sang in the praise band or led worship. And then… they graduate from High School and they leave church. What happened?

It seems to happen so often that I wanted to do some digging; To talk to these kids and get some honest answers. I work in a major college town with a large number of 20-somethings. Nearly all of them were raised in very typical evangelical churches. Nearly all of them have left the church with no intention of returning. I spend a lot of time with them and it takes very little to get them to vent, and I’m happy to listen. So, after lots of hours spent in coffee shops and after buying a few lunches, here are the most common thoughts taken from dozens of…

View original post 1,779 more words

A Shorter Week and Home for Chinese New Year

17 Sunday Feb 2013

Posted by Smile in Teaching Adventures

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

bad boys bad boys, Chinese New Year, Love Week, secret friend, teaching

So this past week was “Love Week” at our school…it was alright. Some of the kids made some pretty darn cute cards for their “secret friend” (it’s like secret santa).

On Monday one of our staff came back =) He’s been away since about mid October I think because of some heath issues, and so it’s nice that’s back, even if it’s just for 50%.

My kids were pretty alright this week, nothing too crazy Continue reading →

What a fun day today =)

11 Monday Feb 2013

Posted by Smile in Teaching Adventures

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

assessment, detention, falling, fun, halls, math, oral, running, snowbank, socrative, teaching, test

So. Today was amazing.

1. I fell into a snowbank while walking backwards and telling 1 student that we changed class, in front of 2 other students….and my leg was covered in snow.

2. I got my retainer fixed, it cost a lot of money though….

3. Because I had an emergency dentist appointment, I was running all over the school trying to arrange cover and what not – as a result like 20 students yelled “No running in the halls Miss ________” and about 10 of them gave me detention…. Continue reading →

A New Apt (soon), Table Flipping, My Birthday and a Night Out…

10 Sunday Feb 2013

Posted by Smile in Fun Fun Fun, Teaching Adventures, Work

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

apartment, assessment, birthday, detention, development talk, flipping tables, math, moving, review, teaching, test, warning

So on Monday, our discipline officer person came into my class (interrupted it!) and looked really really anxious…and I thought “oh no…what have one of my kids done….” only for him to say “you live in the same building as __________ right?” “yes…” “I’ve already talked to ___________ (our HR/accountant person) and she’s called your landlord and we’re going to get you out of there!” “oh, thanks =)” haha he always looks out for me =D It’s sweet. By the end of the day they had an option for me =) (more on that later). They are really nice to take care of me like that though.

AND! on Monday I had my development talk Continue reading →

Sick and an Exciting Friday (that I missed…)

03 Sunday Feb 2013

Posted by Smile in Fun Fun Fun, Teaching Adventures

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

crazy kids, dog poop, fall, fever, France, laundry, man with knife, medicine, proposal, sick, threaten

Quick Summary:
Being sick sucks, fell into dog poop, someone in building threatened by strange man with knife, students are awesome.

Long Detailed Semi-Boring, Very Rambly Post…:
Continue reading →

Recent Posts

  • The First Month or So…
  • The First Week and a Half
  • A New Year
  • School =)
  • The Last Semester

Archives

  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • September 2014
  • July 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012

Categories

  • Arrival Orientation
  • Fun Fun Fun
  • premove
  • Teaching Adventures
  • Uncategorized
  • Work

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com

Blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy