Micro-Training # 26
Invite diligent learning
Help learners take responsability for their learning
Theme
How to help students learn by themselves.
Illustrate
In order for students to feel the edifying influence of the Holy Ghost in their learning experience, they should be “in a preparation to hear the word” (Alma 32:6). The scriptures speak of a state of preparation or readiness in the hearts and minds of those seeking spiritual learning.
For example, Ezra, a priest and scribe in the Old Testament, “prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it” (Ezra 7:10). The book of Acts describes faithful Saints who “received the word with all readiness of mind” (Acts 17:11). During His visit to the people of Nephi, the Savior encouraged them: “Prepare your minds for the morrow, and I come unto you again” (3 Nephi 17:3).
A student can prepare to learn in a variety of ways, including:
Praying for revelation
Developing a desire to learn
Repenting
Studying
Responding to questions that focus on what they will be studying in class
Being willing to contribute
Coming prepared to teach others
Perhaps the most important preparation students can make is their daily gospel living. As you demonstrate how they discover truth and center their lives on Jesus Christ and His gospel, you can help students become more self-reliant learners.
Quote from our Church leaders:
“Each member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints has an individual responsibility to learn and live the Lord’s teachings and to receive by proper authority the ordinances of salvation and exaltation. We should not expect the Church as an organization to teach or tell us everything we need to know and do to become devoted disciples and endure valiantly to the end. Rather, our personal responsibility is to learn what we should learn, to live as we know we should live, and to become who the Master would have us become. And our homes are the ultimate setting for learning, living, and becoming.”
(Elder David A. Bednar, “Prepare to Obtain Every Needful Thing,” general conference, Apr. 2019)
Invitation to act
Meditate on what you have learned today. Then think about what you are already doing and what more you can do to help your students “prepare their hearts to seek,” prepare to “receive the word with all readiness of mind,” or “prepare their minds.” You could share your ideas and experiences with other teachers.
Share your thoughts, experiences or questions with other teachers on your stake teacher's WhatsApp group.
