Practicum Report #5 (Joel)
A. Time Spent This Week: 4 (Sunday school=1.5; evening service=2.5)
B. My Class This Week:
1. Before Class. This week I didn't get there early enough to play basketball or hang out with any of the kids before class. I was disappointed in myself because this is usually the best time for me to build relationships with the kids. We got off to a good start though and I ended up having a good time leading my gorup.
2. Class Time. Usually at some point during the morning we break up into some form of small groups depending on where we are sitting. This week, Nick, Ben, Hannah, David, Ricky, and Gale were all in the small groups that I led. After one of the adult helpers, Pam, taught about thankfulness and what it means to be thankful, we broke up into our groups to read a Bible passage and answer some questions about what it means to be truly thankful in our lives. David was, and always is, very enthusiastic about answering the questions but he brought his friend Ricky this week - his first time at Sunday school since I've been there - who wasn't very interested in what we were talking about at all. Quite the opposite of David. I'm not sure if it was Ricky's first time ever and I wish I would have asked because we didn't even do anything as a class to welcome him. It really made me angry that none of the leaders took any personal initiative with him. I think there should be some sort of understood intentional investment with any new kid. Overall, though, my group was very responsive and, aside from Ricky, seemed to enjoy the conversation. We had some fun too, which was good. I feel like I'm getting to know the kids better and establishing some more credibility with them and they are opening up to me more.
C. My Questions This Week
1. What are some ways we can welcome new kids better as a Sunday school class?
2. How do you encourage a kid - especially a new kid - like Ricky to be involved/get him involved in the discussion?
B. My Class This Week:
1. Before Class. This week I didn't get there early enough to play basketball or hang out with any of the kids before class. I was disappointed in myself because this is usually the best time for me to build relationships with the kids. We got off to a good start though and I ended up having a good time leading my gorup.
2. Class Time. Usually at some point during the morning we break up into some form of small groups depending on where we are sitting. This week, Nick, Ben, Hannah, David, Ricky, and Gale were all in the small groups that I led. After one of the adult helpers, Pam, taught about thankfulness and what it means to be thankful, we broke up into our groups to read a Bible passage and answer some questions about what it means to be truly thankful in our lives. David was, and always is, very enthusiastic about answering the questions but he brought his friend Ricky this week - his first time at Sunday school since I've been there - who wasn't very interested in what we were talking about at all. Quite the opposite of David. I'm not sure if it was Ricky's first time ever and I wish I would have asked because we didn't even do anything as a class to welcome him. It really made me angry that none of the leaders took any personal initiative with him. I think there should be some sort of understood intentional investment with any new kid. Overall, though, my group was very responsive and, aside from Ricky, seemed to enjoy the conversation. We had some fun too, which was good. I feel like I'm getting to know the kids better and establishing some more credibility with them and they are opening up to me more.
C. My Questions This Week
1. What are some ways we can welcome new kids better as a Sunday school class?
2. How do you encourage a kid - especially a new kid - like Ricky to be involved/get him involved in the discussion?
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