GLORY TO GOD !!!
PRAISE GOD!!!
THANK YOU DEAR GOD!!!
My micro-teaching today went miraculously well!
Of course, there are still some places that needs slight adjustments.
But, OH!
What a miracle!
I've spent so much time on preparing, and it never worked out...
Yesterday, when our group did a rehearsal, I couldn't even speak fluently, couldn't catch the flow of it!
Was so depressed and pressured.
Then I remembered to pray to God, and rely on Him, ask Him to help me.
After switching my attitude, and began focusing not on how I can present but on how I must do my best to GLORIFY GOD... yesterday night's preparation was peaceful, efficient and effective~
Yet, this morning, just before the teaching, I kind of got arrogant again, couldn't focus on what I should say. And I realized, I couldn't remember what to say next... and had to keep my eyes on the script! All that inspirational and organizational feelings were gone.
Then did God remind me to focus on Him, to relax and just do my best...
Finally, just before the teaching begun... I was able to find that "inviting and professional" me again on stage, was able to cope appropriately and warmly to sudden situations so everything can be in control... while maintaining a cheerful, professional and fluent atmosphere.
Thank you God for answering my prayer, and heal my small cold, so I would have voice and energy to teach today!
Thank you God for reminding me many times on different occasions days before the presentation, to change grammar or translation mistakes on my ppt slide!
Thank you God for reminding me, through my groups' suggestions from yesterday's rehearsal, to make my ppt slides look more compact and easily readable.
Thank you God for giving me the idea of putting all the procedures (yesterday night! ^^), including the different layers of reading into ppt slides, so I would establish a fluent flow of teaching.
Thank you God for waking me up today full of energy, which was a miracle because I didn't sleep until 2 am for the preparation, and I had to wake up at 7 am to be in time for the teaching!
Thank you God for controlling the weather, so that the weather forecast of the cold front arriving today, to make the day extremely cold... did not come true, because I am afraid I shall catch a cold and afraid the cold will numb my fingers and reaction.
Thank you God for reminding me this morning on my way to school to think beforehand about what things I should do, what things to skip if I run out of time... and oh~ that came in handy today!
Thank you God for giving me a chance to ask for the two students names (that I've forgotten) before teaching, so I can address them properly and successfully interact with most of the students.
Thank you God for reminding me to turn off the lights beforehand, for it'll make the ppt sides appear more clear.
Thank you God for reminding our group to hand out the textbook and worksheets beforehand so it will not interrupt my teaching.
Thank you God for reminding me to replay the youtube video clip before class, so it'll "warm up" and not get stuck when I teach, so that the teaching flow will not be interrupted.
Thank you God for making so many "close calls" as above, I know you always do that when you want to let all know it was by You that the glory was made possible... for THOU ART THE CREATOR and all the best dramas and suspense on earth cannot compare to the ones THOU MAKETH PERSONALLY!
Thank you Lord for giving me wisdom to give delightful, humorous, firm and professional feedback to students during the teaching.
Thank you Lord for the loveable and co-operative "students", my classmates... so that the interactive element (a very important element that will spark interest from the appropriate dynamic of students' participation) of the teaching and learning can be gracefully sparked.
Thank you Lord for asking Ms. Cheng to wave and make sure I am reminded there is only 4 minutes left, so that I can quickly decide what to skip and what to keep without interrupting the teaching flow too much.
Thank you Lord for answering my prayer, that not only me but all my group members did a splendid job... much much better than yesterday's rehearsal!
Thank you Lord for being with me even after the teaching, so that I was able to do a pretty good job of the exam of the History of Chinese Political System at 12:10 right after the teaching.
Thank you Lord for letting me experience such GREAT JOY of excelling and GLORIFYING THEE!! Such GREAT JOY it was... couldn't stop smiling, couldn't stop PRAISING THEE, couldn't stop THANKING THEE... couldn't stop chuckling with jubilant joy~
And I thank you Lord God, for you will be with me with the rest of my final term exams and reports, and you will be with me as I prepare for the internship in the winter break, so that I can have good time management and be efficient and can accomplish my best in THY HONOR.
"For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.
Amen."
-Ephesians 3:14, 16, 19-21
