Feeling impatient with students... and I feel bad for feeling that way, cos it shows and the students can sense it and they may not want to approach me in future. Sometimes I have the sense that they are not doing their work and taking advantage of me. Sometimes, I also realise that my colleagues have been really patient with me and helping me.

I believe that I need learn to correct students when they are not doing their part, and to be able to offer grace after that, to restore the relationship, so that they would know that I am for them and not against them.

Sounds like what God is doing, except that I find the lessons that God wants to teach me can be pretty difficult...

For me with my students, there is a tension between blowing up at them, and offering grace... Quite draining and I'm far from attaining a good balance. Still, I will try so that things don't get worse.