THE TENURE TRAP
It isn’t always about how LONG we
have done something; it’s about how WELL we have done it.
Two teachers applied for an
administrative position in their high school. One had been teaching for 8 years, and the
other for 20. Everyone expected the
teacher with the greater experience to land the job, but when a decision was handed
down the person with only 8 years of teaching was chosen.
The more tenured teacher felt
cheated out of the opportunity and reacted bitterly: “I’ve got 20 years
teaching to her 8,” he complained, “so I’m much more qualified.”
The School Board’s response was simple: “Yes sir, you do have 20
years to her 8. But where she has 8
years of diverse teaching experience, you have 1 year of experience repeated 20
times.”
The mere passage of time does not guarantee that we have grown, learned
or accomplished as we should. We must be
careful to pay attention and perform at our God-ordained ‘best’ and not live
out our lives on ‘cruise control.’ Let’s
examine ourselves – systematically, prayerfully and honestly.
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