Archive for: August 2008

3.1 What is Teaching?

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The Seventies who harvested the grain for the widow of one of their members did a splendid bit of service, not only for her but for their own quorum. A common objective in service made for …

One of the most interesting classes the writer has ever visited was a theological class in the Granite Stake. The teacher was committed to the policy of taking as little as possible of the class period …

Just as in every band of horses there is a leader, so there is in every group of boys and girls. And as with the leaders, so with the followers. “Get the leaders,” says a veteran …

We have already discussed at length the personality of the teacher and its force in teaching. We need only emphasize the fact here that the magnetism of the teacher, either through what he is or what …

There is a “pull” to certain classes—a pull that has all the force of a magnet. Kids not only go to such a class willingly, but anticipate with pleasure the approach of the recitation hour. When …

Finally there is the doctrine of interest as a means of maintaining discipline. This doctrine implies that a teacher should get his class so interested in doing what he wants it to do that it hasn’t …

Still another doctrine of discipline rests upon a social appeal.

Members of a group agree that in the interest of everyone’s welfare each individual will subscribe to certain conditions regardless of their …

Another method for securing discipline is to compel it. This is to resort to the law of things. A certain amount of law should characterize both the home and the classroom.

Obedience …

The doctrine of rewards has been and still is being followed extensively. To give an individual something for being good has never appealed to educators as fundamentally sound. It puts a false evaluation upon virtue. …