Busy Work

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Jan 14, 2023 · 4m

When I was eleven years old, the public school teachers in my district went on strike to call for much-needed improved wages. The students missed a few weeks of school as a result. To make up some of the missed days, the school board instituted something I’d never heard of before: Saturday school. For one month, a modified version of school would take place for a half-day on Saturdays. I attended the first session, only to discover that merely a handful of students had shown up. We spent the day watching videos and playing a few games as a substitute teacher kept an eye on us. . Not only had…