tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post1921263960479580174..comments2023-09-05T20:54:42.242-04:00Comments on A Latter-day Voice: More intructions for teachersPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-65126268287251868752010-02-06T13:28:20.807-05:002010-02-06T13:28:20.807-05:00I agree.
I remember a few years ago (maybe six ...I agree. <br /><br />I remember a few years ago (maybe six or seven now), my wife was called to teach in Relief Society. The RS president had mentioned that she was interested in lessons that "stuck to the manual" because at the time the pattern was to take the subject, ignore most of the prophet's words (whoever it was that year) and teach on the subject but using all sorts of other material. <br /><br />My wife used quotes from the manual and lots of class dicussion and, much to her own surprise, got rave reviews, not only from the RS president, but from class members. <br /><br />She's had the assignment to teach those lessons two or three times since; most recently called, according to the bishop, because "everyone knows what a great teacher she is". <br /><br />My wife actually doesn't much like teaching; she feels very uncomfortable in front of a group and doesn't feel she has a lot to contribute, and feels she doesn't express herself particularly well. Of ocurse others differ in their view of her. :-) I think the reason many do is because of the humble way she approches her lessons.<br /><br />I'm just glad Brother Osguthorpe (do we say Elder? He's not a member of the 70, but is a Gen'l president...) is thinking about ways to improve teaching in the church. <br /><br />PPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-40133147640155632672010-02-05T17:24:14.826-05:002010-02-05T17:24:14.826-05:00I agree completely. I still don't understand ...I agree completely. I still don't understand what the big deal is about the idea that we should be teaching church doctrine in church. Isn't that what why we're in lessons in the first place? Just because we're supposed to actually teach certain subject matter, doesn't mean we have no latitude in how to teach it--which anyone who's been to school knows full well. Saying to a teacher, "teach about the battle of Gettysburg, in your American History class", that's not saying, "read from the textbook". The genius in teaching doesn't come from what you're teaching but, rather, how you're teaching it.C.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08086277404490573891noreply@blogger.com