They mobbed the computer. It was like a magnet. Our Session decided at its next meeting that anything so powerfully attractive was worth exploring. A lot of our kids out here don't have computers, but that only made the decision easier to make. Carol Davis at First Presbyterian in Beavercreek Ohio began computing over a year ago in her Sunday School.
Youth are eager to help with a tool they understand and enjoy using.
The new recruits not only bring their enthusiasm and technical expertise, but new teaching insights as well. Like most educators we've heard from, Linda, Diane, Tom, Jo, Kitty and Carol each tell a slightly different story. For some it was a special gift, a memorial, a budget, a church office computer, a borrowed computer, a loaner, a laptop, or used computers. They come to this experiment with an intuition about the potential of this new teaching medium. They and their committees and boards come with a willingness to explore teaching a new generation with an exciting new tool.