In this final installment of Catechists in Action featuring Dan Ward, Dan reflects on what he was hoping to be his “breakout year” as a catechist. Listen as Dan reflects on…
- what he means by having a “breakout year.”
- his frustrations that have prevented him from doing so.
- the fact that now he no longer “beats himself up” when things don’t go as he had hoped.
- his plan to have a Mass in the classroom and have the kids prepare the whole liturgy
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxf3KRnlm3U
When was your “breakout year” as a catechist? If you haven’t had a “breakout year” yet, what do you want that “breakout” to look like?
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February 2, 2012 at 9:41 pm
My third year catechizing 6th graders was my breakout year (that’s an interesting and useful term). That was when I first had a comprehensive vision of how to use the catechetical year to teach the kids, without being particularly tethered to the textbook. Before that, the textbook was running the class more than I was.