Prayers

A TEACHER'S PRAYER
by Richard Peck

OH GOD, I'M ONLY A TEACHER,
And it's lonely work because I'm the only member of my species in the room.

I like kids. and l love my subject matter.
And I have higher hopes for thesc kids of mine than they have for themselves:
I want them to create. They want to consume.
I want them to love the world. They want the world to love them.
I want every day to be different. They want every day to be the same.
I want then to burn with zeal, about something. They want to be cool, about everything.
I want them to think. They want me to tell them.
I want the bell to ring. They want the bell to ring.

OH GOD. I'M A TEACHER,
I'm not their buddy. I don't want to be. I've seen what they do to their buddies.
I'm not their parent, and yet they'rc looking high and Iow for parents and can't seem to find them.
I'm their teacher. I don't want thcm to take me at my word. I want them to find the words.

OH GOD. I'M A TEACHER,
So I'm perfectly willing to move mountains, if you'll send me some hands for the end of my lever:
Send me a couple of administrators who care more about standards than they do about their jobs.
Send me the occasional parent who sees in me a colleague, not a scapegoat.
Send me a few kids every year, willing to brave their peers in order to learn.

OH GOD, I'M ONLY A TEACHER
I want to make bricks. Could you send me some straw?

Amen

Prayer for Education

Lord God, your Son Jesus was addressed as Rabbi, Teacher. Teach us the liberating and saving power of education. Bless we pray all who work in Schools, Colleges and Universities as teachers. May they have the power to inspire and uplift their students, introduce new ideas, encourage latent skills being tentatively developed. Unite those who teach and those who learn in one community of learning. We remember especially schools and training institutions for the handicapped; for those born with handicap and those handicapped in later life.

We remember before you those who define curricula and prepare course material, the Examination Boards, and those who set and mark appropriate examinations. Guide we pray the Schools Inspectorate and the Quality Assurance agencies for Colleges and Universities. May their judgements be wise and fair, praising achievement and encouraging improvement where necessary.

from http://www.stets.ac.uk/industries/education.html

Prayer

A Teacher's Prayer

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http://www.smdm-fb.org/prayers/teachers/PeckRich.htm

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A Teachers Prayer by Richard Peck helps teachers think about the problems they face and ask for God's help in meeting them.

"I want to make bricks. Could you send me some straw?"

 

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Pocket Prayers for Teachers

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Book

Author

David W. Lankshear

Publisher

Church House Publishing (2004)

ISBN

0715140418

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A handy book of prayers for teachers.

Prayer for Teachers

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Website

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http://www.appleseeds.org/teach_2.htm

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A Teacher's Prayer by James J Metcalf asks that the children in the care of the teacher will not simply learn academic lessons, but that the teacher may help them learn life lessons.

"Not just the lesson in a book,
Or how the rivers flow,
But to choose the proper path,
Wherever they may go."

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