Grades… the 4.0 is already dashed!
I received my grades for last year’s courses. They may have been sitting in my student mail box for a while, but last night was the first time I’d checked it in a few months.
My lowest mark was a B+ for my public speaking in the church class. I delivered my speeches much to quickly and tried to fit too much information in the time allotted, so the grade was well warranted. This is a problem I’ve had to really work on when giving sermons or homilies. There is just so much to say about Christ and the Gospel – and I always feel like I leave something out, and all of it is important. I think I’ve gotten better about this since I took this class simply from having the opportunity to talk with other pastors and see how they deal with this (some of them just preach hour long sermons, but I’d be forcibly removed if I tried such a thing).
My report card read like this:
- Early Church History: A
- Pentateuch: A-
- Christ in the Gospels: A
- Theology 5: A
- Public Speakig in the Church: B+
- Biblical Interpretation: A
- Biblical Introduction: A
That gets me to thinking. When I was in school my Dad made a deal with my brother and I. We’d collect $5 for every ‘A’, $3 for each ‘B’, $1 for a ‘C’ and punishment for anything lower. I was already getting pretty good grades in school, so I think the motivation was primarily for my brother, who was much more interested in the social aspect of school. I was probably just included in the deal because my Dad knew that I’d complain if I wasn’t offered a bounty for my report card as well. This was a wise call, because nothing is ever fair when you’re in high school anyway, let alone your younger brother getting payment for something you already do. I don’t remember any official revoking of the reward system so I believe my Dad owes me $330 (counting for inflation).
Pay up, old man. You can print this post out and use it as an invoice. ;)
