Only one thing is needed

Yesterday I taught my first English class and it was a disaster. In short I feel like I do not know how to offer what I am promising to offer: to help them learn English. I planed a two hour lesson and finnished in one hour. I had to plan the next hour in ten minuts.

....

Anyway, I had a nightmare the following morning about failing to be a good teacher for my English class.

I droped a course this morning. I am now only taking 14 cr hours. There are a few reasons. Part of the reason is that I enjoy time to reflect on what I am learning and experiencing. Also I am beginning to love people and if I have no time for them then something is messed up. Then also the first thing to go in my schedual is always prayer and bible study. So the thinks I most value:
God
People
Spritual formation
Are being neglected because Information, the tool to reach all these, is being more valued than the subject. It's too bad.

Courses really do give a lot of information and it is really weird how much it goes unquestioned that we are supposed to chug it all down and still have peace and quiet to sort it all out.

I intend to do something about it in this life or the next....

All of this is very nicely illustrated by that little story that we find from the Doctor

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked,
"Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"
"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."