I figured that there would be people who wouldn't want me to leave and people that wouldn't care if I left and people who would want me to leave. I also figured that there would be people who didn't want me to leave and would try to shove down my throat that I had to stay. And there were.
There have been people that I was quite surprised with, because they took it well and accepted the fact that it was my decision to make and my decision alone.
My friends aren't happy about me leaving and I understand that. I will miss them greatly. And I have some teachers that don't want me to leave and will tell me they are going to kidnap me and make me stay...but they aren't serious about kidnapping me...I hope. However, my principal...
Here is a whole paragraph for my principal. My principal came to me one day and told me that he thought I needed to come back. He has told me that I need to come back, because I will be valedictorian. I am aware that unless certain members of my class shaped up, I would indeed have valedictorian in the bag. Listen closely people...very closely; valedictorian isn't the most important thing about school.
Here is another whole paragraph for my principal. He also, at one point, when I told him that if he wanted me to come back, (is that two appositives??) he would need to talk to God about it, because I would not feel this much peace, if God was not on board with this, told me that he and God were on the same page. Same page does not equal same book. He proceeded to tell me that when God starts something he finishes (I agree) and when he puts someone at the Bible school, they are there to finish (I do not agree)!
However, there are some problems with what he said. The scripture he was 'quoting' says this:
"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:"~KJVYes, when God starts something, he finishes it. What he is talking about starting, in this scripture, is the good work. I am an author, therefore, what I write is my 'good work.' But I do not always finish the good work in the same place I start it. Plus, I know that there have been people kicked out of that school.
But, off of the topic of my principal....
Today was my stepdad's niece's graduation, which we went to, of course. It was at the school I will be attending next year, so I got to have a tour of it! It is...well...huge compared to the school I'm presently going to! The lockers? I could fit in them. It's pretty cool. There will probably be several updates to my update.
I'm hesitant to say this, because I know that there are some people that will jump all over me and say that this is a reason for me not to switch schools...but I am nervous. People will tell you that I'm outgoing...but I struggle with communicating with people I don't know, that I will be seeing nearly every day. I just do...so, naturally, I'm scared about making friends. I mean, quantity of friends doesn't matter, but it would be nice to have one or two friends, that are, preferably, not just the teachers.
This school will be bigger than any other school I have ever gone to. This is actually going to be giving me the unique experience of having gone to three of the four main types of schools; homeschool, private, charter, public. I feel honored. I think.
Anyway, in order to keep people from jumping on me about my nerves being a sign: people are also often scared when they go into the mission field. Case closed.
~Katie
