From The Principal
Dear Parents,
Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 9:10, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.” This verse carries a lot of teaching with it, but one of the points we can glean from it is to do our best at what we are given to do. The wisest king of ancient Israel understood the brevity of life and, consequently, implores us to make full use of the benefits God has given us with the limited time we have.
A great enemy of productivity is half-heartedness, and a great enemy of excellence is mediocrity. Both are overcome by doing what one does with all of his might. A common character shortfall that students have is doing just enough to get by. They slosh through their homework to say that they have it done; they review for a test but do not concentrate; or they finish their penmanship assignment, and you wonder if they did it with their non-dominant hand.
As parents we must demand of our children that they do their best. It is possible for children to try their best and still miss a word on their spelling quiz or perhaps make a couple of mistakes on a math test, but we generally know when our children are trying hard and when they are floating.
Most students are tempted at times to take the easy way out. Simply put, this is the nature of the flesh. But God gave them parents to steer them away from the direction they tend to go in so they can develop into people who please the Lord with their lives. To do this, they must learn to do their best. But this standard starts with us as parents. Let’s set a high standard and hold them to it.
I encourage you to watch the effort of your children. Whether you observe their school work, their household chores, their instrument practice, or their sports activities, make sure they do their best. As parents, let’s help our children learn to do whatever they do with their might.
Sincerely,
Pastor Sutton
Dear Parents,
Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 9:10, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.” This verse carries a lot of teaching with it, but one of the points we can glean from it is to do our best at what we are given to do. The wisest king of ancient Israel understood the brevity of life and, consequently, implores us to make full use of the benefits God has given us with the limited time we have.
A great enemy of productivity is half-heartedness, and a great enemy of excellence is mediocrity. Both are overcome by doing what one does with all of his might. A common character shortfall that students have is doing just enough to get by. They slosh through their homework to say that they have it done; they review for a test but do not concentrate; or they finish their penmanship assignment, and you wonder if they did it with their non-dominant hand.
As parents we must demand of our children that they do their best. It is possible for children to try their best and still miss a word on their spelling quiz or perhaps make a couple of mistakes on a math test, but we generally know when our children are trying hard and when they are floating.
Most students are tempted at times to take the easy way out. Simply put, this is the nature of the flesh. But God gave them parents to steer them away from the direction they tend to go in so they can develop into people who please the Lord with their lives. To do this, they must learn to do their best. But this standard starts with us as parents. Let’s set a high standard and hold them to it.
I encourage you to watch the effort of your children. Whether you observe their school work, their household chores, their instrument practice, or their sports activities, make sure they do their best. As parents, let’s help our children learn to do whatever they do with their might.
Sincerely,
Pastor Sutton