Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
This was a short week due to the President’s day holiday, but we were able to do 8 chapters. From now on the material is going to go faster and faster. So far I don’t think that we are having any problems keeping up on the reading. I did some averaging last week, and our daily reading is 96%. That means that on an average day, 15.36 out of 16…
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I’ve been collecting some links and other information regarding the Armor of God. As usual, I start out with a very grandiose idea and whittle it down to something simpler. At first I had planned to have each student make a full cardboard set of armor. Cool, yes. Physical reminder of a powerful lesson, yes. Doable, yes, with difficulty. Cost, manageable but may not be able to be replicated by…
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Well — that was interesting. We took the Basic Doctrines Assessment and I have compiled the data. I sent a copy of the results to the YW President, YM President, SS President, and bishop for their reference. You gotta know, the BDA is difficult. Really difficult. The font is difficult to read, especially when photocopied, and the *answers* are written to deceive. Many answers are “possible” but you have to…
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I didn’t realize there was a form for assessing student understanding of Seminary lessons until I accidentally found it last year on the Seminary and Institutes website. I suppose that this file is mostly used by full time Seminary teachers, but I am going to try it in my class tomorrow to see where I can direct my lessons so that students understand the gospel better. Some of the questions…
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Monday of this week was a free day. I planned to celebrate birthdays with a party and watch movies, but my class president didn’t organize the food, so we ended up just watching Bible Video movies. Not great. I don’t like wasting time like that. Acts 13-14 – Paul’s First Mission My lesson objective this day was to talk about why some people accept the gospel while others do not,…
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Okay. That’s a terrible title. But the site did get awesomer yesterday! For years I’ve been collecting and aggregating feeds of several blogs out there trying to send traffic to them. Smaller websites have fantastic ideas, but often they don’t get enough traffic to let them know their posts are worthwhile and appreciated. They sometimes lack the time or expertise to get viewers to come to their sites to see…
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We started out the book of Acts with some excitement — or something like it. Some terrible weather rolled in to the area, resulting in changes to the student’s exam and class schedules. We had to cut out several days of class, but it didn’t hurt our reading schedule too much. January is always like this for us. I don’t know why we can’t start school three weeks earlier so…
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There is a new nationwide Facebook group for LDS Teachers. If you’re a teacher or interested in church curriculum, this is a great, vibrant group that can help answer your questions about curriculum and difficulties in the classroom setting. I am a member of this group and recommend it, Go to this link:https://www.facebook.com/groups/368559796563438/ And click join. One of the administrators will add you to the group in a few minutes,…
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While researching Skyped seminary, I found this old post on Early Morning Seminary at Segullah. I got really tickled. It’s always a pleasure to hear other people’s experiences in Seminary. It made me think, after a year and a half teaching Seminary now, what can I say I’ve learned? These kids know more than they’re letting on. I am constantly surprised at the quality of response that my students give…
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You know, it feels like I’m better caught up on the blog than I really am…. I didn’t realize I was so far behind. Anyway, we are wrapping up with John this week. My class takes off all but one day during the week of mid-terms/finals so that students can rest well and do their very best on their tests. A lot of classes in the area don’t do this,…
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You know, it feels like I’m better caught up on the blog than I really am…. I didn’t realize I was so far behind. Anyway, we are wrapping up with John this week. My class takes off all but one day during the week of mid-terms/finals so that students can rest well and do their very best on their tests. A lot of classes in the area don’t do this,…
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Youth devotionals — they can put the most patient of teachers over the edge. The forgetting, the faking, the false doctrine, the too-familiar gospel cliches all combine in a slow-moving train wreck that can make opening exercises in your class a miserable experience. Students forget or ignore assignments, and we teachers act like it’s okay to share spiritual things with no preparation or thought. I have experienced a fair amount…
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