Well, this was bound to happen. After a very successful first 2 classes
of PREP (catechism), yesterday was a mess. The kids were rowdy even
during the little pre-class gathering, and it just got worse once we
were in the classroom.
The most enthusiastic response I got was when I inadvertently opened the
window at the same moment that a skunk sprayed a dog just outside.
Otherwise, the kids were very difficult to engage. A bit of dialogue
from the day's proceedings:
Me: "The Church names its councils after the place where the council was held. So, where was the Council of Trent held?"It was like pulling teeth. The kids were moderately interested in acting out a skit about the good Samaritan that my co-teacher organized. Also, they liked a couple of video clips I brought in; one, a very funny confession scene from a Britcom called "My Family", and the other, historic footage of the election of Pope John Paul I (the one who died after 33 days, possibly poisoned.)Kid (shrugging): "I'a'know."
Sigh. Soldiering on to next week --
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