Humility

I wouldn't say I'm a confident Docent yet.  Yesterday's experience wasn't what I expected or prepared for.  The experienced Docent and I had spoken on the telephone days before and instead of just giving me a 15 minute segment of the hour-long tour to lead (as was suggested by the Big boss), she offered to let me start leading the tour and then we decided we'd switch off, like a tag team.  Well, it didn't work out that way. The 5 Kindergarteners we were assigned were bigger, stronger and more energetic than I had expected.   The lead Docent started out strongly in charge and never gave up tight control of the wiggly group.  The kids' attention span was measured in seconds, not minutes.  They ran in different directions without the slightest apparent provocation.  They all were happy and agreeable, just out of control much of the time.  It was like trying to contain exploding firecrackers.  I tried on two early occasions to offer a teaching, but soon realized it was better for me to round up the wandering boys.  Overall I suffered from the lead Docent's surprisingly difficult experience leading the tour.  My wisest self calls yesterday's first challenging tour, "a learning experience."  I hope I'll get another chance sometime soon.