{"id":2521,"date":"2013-08-11T15:51:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-11T19:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2013-08-11T15:51:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T19:51:29","slug":"i-did-it-my-way-back-to-school-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/11\/i-did-it-my-way-back-to-school-sermon\/","title":{"rendered":"I Did It My Way: Back to School Sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I was talking to Josh, an elementary teacher, this week.\u00a0I asked him, \u201cHow much time do you have influencing students?<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t include recess. Do include assignments.\u201d\u00a0He said, about 8 to 8 \u00bd hours per day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/backtoschool.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2522\" alt=\"backtoschool\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/backtoschool.jpg?resize=400%2C303\" width=\"400\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/backtoschool.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/backtoschool.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/backtoschool.jpg?resize=396%2C300&amp;ssl=1 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Do the math on that.\u00a08 hours X 180 days = 1,440 hours of influence in a day.\u00a0That\u2019s a chunk of time.<\/p>\n<p>School is a powerful influence in anyone\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>If that teacher is Josh, who treats people with respect and who knows Jesus, that\u2019s time well spent.\u00a0If that teacher is cynical, atheistic, or misanthropic, that\u2019s problematic.<\/p>\n<p>We are really blessed, in Clearfield County, to have a great bunch of teachers and good school systems.\u00a0And we, as a nation, are blessed with great tech schools, colleges, and universities.\u00a0But that doesn&#8217;t diminish the need for students to be prepared for what\u2019s ahead \u2014 whether in high school or college.<\/p>\n<p>School always comes with pressures to conform, to fit in, and to concur with ideologies that you might not naturally agree with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This podcast talks about being yourself in school<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2279\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2521-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130811BackToSchoolMyWay.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130811BackToSchoolMyWay.mp3\">http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130811BackToSchoolMyWay.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130811BackToSchoolMyWay.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=2521-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130811BackToSchoolMyWay.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20130811BackToSchoolMyWay.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was talking to Josh, an elementary teacher, this week.\u00a0I asked him, \u201cHow much time do you have influencing students?\u00a0Don\u2019t include recess. Do include assignments.\u201d\u00a0He said, about 8 to 8 \u00bd hours per day. 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