Will teach for food...why? Well one of my duties at the library is to teach Word, Excel, PowerPoint (and some other software) to the public. And since I get a paycheck that helps pay the bills, like food, I do teach for food. And I love it!!
Who knew the library offered these classes? I didn't. And when I mention it to my friends and others, they didn't know it either. But I hope to spread the message in my everyday dealings..when I drop off my dry cleaning, when I go to Walmart, when I go to Kroger, Blockbusters, mall, school functions....you get the point.
I can't count how many times someone has asked me to teach them to use a software like the ones above and now I have an answer for them...THE LIBRARY!!! Which is great. I use to volunteer for Christian Womens Job Corp and we taught disadvantaged women how to use Word and Excel and how to create a resume. I did it for free for several reasons. 1) I love teaching. I love to see a person's face light up when they finally get it. 2) I have a heart for women that are hurting. I just want to love on them and let them know there are people out here that care about them and want the best for them. 3) I want to give them something they could use the rest of their life, hopefully to better themselves and perhaps escape their current situations or better the lives of their children. Sadly, the Job Corp lost its administrator and with it, the funding. So I no longer had an outlet to teach.
So when the opportunity arose to teach at the library, it was like a dream come true. Clay Bedford said, "You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives." That is my hope. To make the classes fun, informative and welcoming. If someone felt intimidated by a software or the idea of using the computer, I hope they come away from the class confident that they may not know everything but they can learn. I hope they practice what they learn and grow from that point.
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