College

A lot happened yesterday that some I just want to forget. But the big event for me was homework. Not for my son but for me. I am in college. I go to the University of Phoenix online. I am almost done with a degree in Elementary Education. I love teaching. That is who I am. But, wow, the schoolwork that comes with it!
The way that the classes are set up is that I take 2 classes every 9 weeks. In 9 weeks, I have 6 credits. I can finish a semester in 18 weeks. It is the same about as doing traditional college without trying to juggle 4 classes at a time. The benefit for doing classes online is that I can do school year round and finish earlier than if I went to traditional college. The only thing that I don't like about doing it online is that it cost soooo much more than if I was in a traditional college. But I learn better the way that I am doing it, so I will pay extra to get a degree or two.
As of yesterday, I was behind in my classes. So I made a list of everything that I needed to do for the whole week. It included 8 assignments for both classes. That sounds easy right? No. One assignment took 6 hours to complete because I had to research over 10 religions and right how those religions stand on 5 topics. Then write a 500 word summary about religion and how it affects school districts. Some of the religions I had never heard of or could even pronounce. And I even had to keep a neutral ground because I was only suppose to share what I found in my research and not make any comments on my personal beliefs. Do you know how hard that was?
Some religions believed that God didn't create the world. Others didn't believe in God in general. None of them had the same beliefs that I have. So hard for me to keep a straight face when I was writing, finally, I got to the summary and could handle it anymore. My summary was summarizing what I found out about the other religions but I had to also talk about what I believed and what I stood for. I believe in one God, one Faith, one Baptism (love that scripture). When I was finished and looked back I told myself that I didn't care what grade I received on the assignment because I had to do it, I had to share who God is and what he means to me. If I get a failing grade, then so be it. In college or in any other situation that comes my way if I have to choose between God and something else, guess what? I am going to pick my God and the things of God first.
That even brings me into my children's education. Many don't agree with me but part of the reason why I home school my children is because I can give them an education that is from a Christian perspective. That is very important to me. Right now, Nathan is learning how God created the earth in science. I love his science textbook. The whole year we are learning about creation. It breaks up the story of creation and shows what God created on each day. This week we started Day four of creation. What is also so great? The textbook uses the Bible as the source of its information. So it doesn't use someone's opinion on science, it uses the Word of God (the truth). That brings joy to me because I know that in everything that I teach my kids I know that they can see God in each subject and in each lesson. I am starting my day ready to see what God has in store for us through his Word.