Class Is In Session!!

Episode 024 - Back To School

There is only one thing that is capable of haunting your dreams even DECADES after you have experienced it…

SCHOOL.

Eric, in his early 30s, awakens with a jolt, sure that he overslept his alarm and will now fail his pre-calculus test. Except, he already took that test… 16 years ago. To be honest, he probably didn’t do so hot on that test in real life anyway, but that’s not really the point.

There might be something inherently wrong in our learning system if it can still drive you to panic more than half your life later. I don’t know, just a thought.

At any rate, my 4-year-old son, Nate, just started preschool for the first time a few weeks ago (this episode was filmed just before he was about to start). I wasn’t super nervous about him starting, but I wasn’t sure I was ready for him to start. As it turns out, it was quite a transition for him. One that I probably took for granted a little bit considering his outgoing personality. Having stayed with family his whole life so far, this was the biggest change he has experienced. It got to him a little bit. Fast forward a few weeks to today, and he looks forward to going to preschool. He knows what to expect. He feels like he belongs there. It was the perfect ramp up he needed before starting public school next year.

Isn’t it cool how God gives us those preparation moments sometimes? In the moment, we get so confused on why we have to face a challenge or a change:

WHY DO I HAVE TO GO TO PRESCHOOL? I JUST WANT TO STAY HOME!

Because mom and dad knew it would be good for him. And Jesus knows what is good for us. So that when public school comes, we are ready for it. We’ve already got a grip on what is expected of us, and how we can walk with Him step by step through anything, come what may.

I guess He’s just always taking us to school like that.

Until next time,
Preacher in the Hat