Comments on: “I Became, Kicking and Screaming, a Catechist” http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2009/02/05/i-became-kicking-and-screaming-a-catechist/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2009/02/05/i-became-kicking-and-screaming-a-catechist/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Joe Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:18:40 +0000 http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/?p=696#comment-1064 Maura, I can relate entirely! Even when my own kids were real little they scared me! :) I couldn't wait for them to become teens. Even though that terrritory comes with a lot of potential trouble, I just felt I could relate to them better (probably because I'm so adolescent myself!) I love the "cookie" story! Maura, I can relate entirely! Even when my own kids were real little they scared me! :) I couldn’t wait for them to become teens. Even though that terrritory comes with a lot of potential trouble, I just felt I could relate to them better (probably because I’m so adolescent myself!)

I love the “cookie” story!

]]> By: Maura Sweeney http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2009/02/05/i-became-kicking-and-screaming-a-catechist/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Maura Sweeney Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:24:32 +0000 http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/?p=696#comment-1061 It exactly captures my thoughts about teaching younger grades. When I got my degree I was prepared to do adult catechesis. It really is my first love. I'm fine with kids from about 5th grade up but little kids truely scare me. Even though I have a first grader a classroom full of them is enough to give me sleepless nights. My second year as a DRE and first year using Finding God in our parish we were short a 1st grade teacher and I had to fill in teaching the class. They were one of my favorite groups of kids and I have loved watching them grow but it was one of the toughest years I've ever had as a catechist. I would literally have nightmeres about what crazy tangental questions they were going to ask. (My favorite was "If Jesus loves the little children so much why aren't we allowed to have the cookie at Mass") There is nothing that takes you down a notch like feeling you can't answer the questions of 1st graders at a level that they can understand. It exactly captures my thoughts about teaching younger grades. When I got my degree I was prepared to do adult catechesis. It really is my first love. I’m fine with kids from about 5th grade up but little kids truely scare me.
Even though I have a first grader a classroom full of them is enough to give me sleepless nights. My second year as a DRE and first year using Finding God in our parish we were short a 1st grade teacher and I had to fill in teaching the class. They were one of my favorite groups of kids and I have loved watching them grow but it was one of the toughest years I’ve ever had as a catechist. I would literally have nightmeres about what crazy tangental questions they were going to ask. (My favorite was “If Jesus loves the little children so much why aren’t we allowed to have the cookie at Mass”) There is nothing that takes you down a notch like feeling you can’t answer the questions of 1st graders at a level that they can understand.

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