Comments on: Why a Catechist? http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/04/why-a-catechist/ It's all about sharing the faith. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Christian http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/04/why-a-catechist/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Christian Mon, 18 May 2009 22:55:43 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=21#comment-8 A great post! I used to teach RCIA and adult classes, then got slotted into a kiddie vacancy.....turned out the kids are better students in some ways than the adults. I tell you what, you can get called and have no idea at first. I sit here now & think this is where God planned for me to be all along: 6th grade. I posted earlier this year: "Anyway, at one point there was a need for a 6th grade teacher, and I was made an offer I couldn't refuse. I really was not interested in dealing with kids...what do they care about the Council of Nicaea? But God does work in mysterious ways. The kids are 11-12 years old, and I was wrong to think I'd have to dumb things down for them. As an age group, I've found them to be ready to learn, ready to think, ready to know more about God and Faith. They have an as-yet unjaded view of life, and a natural disposition to take God seriously. They grasp big ideas quickly, adjust to new information, and leap to conclusions in a single bound. Their brains are more nimble than an adult's brain. They like to be respected as people, not just as children. They will meet high expectations and enjoy doing it." A great post! I used to teach RCIA and adult classes, then got slotted into a kiddie vacancy…..turned out the kids are better students in some ways than the adults. I tell you what, you can get called and have no idea at first. I sit here now & think this is where God planned for me to be all along: 6th grade. I posted earlier this year:

“Anyway, at one point there was a need for a 6th grade teacher, and I was made an offer I couldn’t refuse. I really was not interested in dealing with kids…what do they care about the Council of Nicaea?

But God does work in mysterious ways. The kids are 11-12 years old, and I was wrong to think I’d have to dumb things down for them. As an age group, I’ve found them to be ready to learn, ready to think, ready to know more about God and Faith. They have an as-yet unjaded view of life, and a natural disposition to take God seriously. They grasp big ideas quickly, adjust to new information, and leap to conclusions in a single bound. Their brains are more nimble than an adult’s brain. They like to be respected as people, not just as children. They will meet high expectations and enjoy doing it.”

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