TEACHING THE LESSON (continued)

Overview ... detail ... and review. Remember to follow your lesson plan by doing these three things for each section of the lesson.

Get them thinking. Good teaching gets the students mentally involved in the lesson. Put them in the role of discoverers. The ten lessons have been written so that students do not have to take many notes. However, encourage them to underline, highlight, and take some notes. Get them thinking ... give them time to think ... keep them thinking.

Put your students first. Their spiritual growth should be your highest priority in teaching. Their increased knowledge and increased obedience is the goal. Tell your students when you don't know, or are unsure of, an answer ... then get the answer for the next class.

Teach only with attention. If people stop listening ... stop talking. You cannot teach without attention. Plan ahead to eliminate as many distractions as possible. Put students' backs to distractive light, noise, motion, and entry doors. Minimize the number of pets, children, and phones in the room. Plan on distractions happening ... don't be surprised or irritated. Stop teaching. Wait for the distraction to be over. Start again when you have regained attention. A few distractive students can destroy the whole class. It is your responsibility to prevent that from happening. A gentle correction usually is enough ... but if not, become more firm and direct. Talk to them alone afterwards to explain why you corrected them. Make a list of off-the-subject questions, and answer them outside of class time. Use question and answer times, class discussion, and breaks to keep attention ... or to regain attention.

Evaluate your teaching. Review this appendix and evaluate your teaching after you have taught each lesson. If you have a teaching partner, help each other. Evaluate, correct, and encourage one another. "Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17. Don't be defensive when you are corrected. "Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you, reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser, teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning." Proverbs 9:8-9. Make the necessary adjustments for the next class.

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