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MikeWaters · 11-21-2012, 10:21 PM

Starting up in January. Don't know anything about it yet. Stay tuned...

MikeWaters · 12-13-2012, 04:14 PM

Found out a little bit more about this. In short, lessons are to be tailored by the teacher, rather than just teaching lessons from the book as was done before. You go online and kind of do a "choose-your-own-adventure" lesson, by clicking through various options.

Without having actually tried the process, I think this is a step forward. It has to be, because the original lesson manuals were atrocious. And boring. If you did not teach the lessons, then you were disobeying the church. But if you did teach the lessons, then you were betraying common sense.

The same curriculum that currently teaches young men in the church not to marry out of their race.

It is now 2012, and only now are their some cracks in the Harold B. Lee correlated curriculum. We are now doing something revolutionary--use inspiration to guide what you teach the kids.

The most memorable teachers from my youth--the ones that strayed from the curriculum and had passion for what they taught. And ones that were memorable for their admirable personal characteristics (integrity, kindness).

Passion. Imagine that. It's useful.

MikeWaters · 12-13-2012, 04:49 PM

While this new curriculum was presented to me, a member of our Bishopric said "The Brethren have prepared this..."

And it stuck me how sad that would be if not a single woman was involved in the preparation of this curriculum.

I have no idea if that is the case. But if it is the case, one wonders how far we can get when we are constantly shunting off more than half our members to the sideline. For no good reason.

Archaea · 12-13-2012, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Found out a little bit more about this. In short, lessons are to be tailored by the teacher, rather than just teaching lessons from the book as was done before. You go online and kind of do a "choose-your-own-adventure" lesson, by clicking through various options.

Without having actually tried the process, I think this is a step forward. It has to be, because the original lesson manuals were atrocious. And boring. If you did not teach the lessons, then you were disobeying the church. But if you did teach the lessons, then you were betraying common sense.

The same curriculum that currently teaches young men in the church not to marry out of their race.

It is now 2012, and only now are their some cracks in the Harold B. Lee correlated curriculum. We are now doing something revolutionary--use inspiration to guide what you teach the kids.

The most memorable teachers from my youth--the ones that strayed from the curriculum and had passion for what they taught. And ones that were memorable for their admirable personal characteristics (integrity, kindness).

Passion. Imagine that. It's useful.

Passion and charisma. Fancy that.

Once upon a time the Church grew by leaps and bounds due to those characteristics. Now it's limping along without them.

Zulu451 · 12-17-2012, 01:27 AM

My suspicion it that the church curriculum department put it together in conjunction with the church primary, Sunday school, young men's, young women's and other auxillaries. No doubt, somewhere in that process women were evolved. Fear not....

Archaea · 12-17-2012, 06:41 AM

Fear not, a female probably input the information into the computer.

11-21-2012, 10:21 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	New curriculum for the youth Starting up in January. Don't know anything about it yet. Stay tuned...

12-17-2012, 01:27 AM	#5
Zulu451 house-elf 3rd class Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 386	My suspicion it that the church curriculum department put it together in conjunction with the church primary, Sunday school, young men's, young women's and other auxillaries. No doubt, somewhere in that process women were evolved. Fear not.... __________________ <---- Mikewaters drives the lane...

12-17-2012, 06:41 AM	#6
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Fear not, a female probably input the information into the computer. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

12-13-2012, 04:14 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Found out a little bit more about this. In short, lessons are to be tailored by the teacher, rather than just teaching lessons from the book as was done before. You go online and kind of do a "choose-your-own-adventure" lesson, by clicking through various options. Without having actually tried the process, I think this is a step forward. It has to be, because the original lesson manuals were atrocious. And boring. If you did not teach the lessons, then you were disobeying the church. But if you did teach the lessons, then you were betraying common sense. The same curriculum that currently teaches young men in the church not to marry out of their race. It is now 2012, and only now are their some cracks in the Harold B. Lee correlated curriculum. We are now doing something revolutionary--use inspiration to guide what you teach the kids. The most memorable teachers from my youth--the ones that strayed from the curriculum and had passion for what they taught. And ones that were memorable for their admirable personal characteristics (integrity, kindness). Passion. Imagine that. It's useful.

12-13-2012, 04:49 PM	#3
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	While this new curriculum was presented to me, a member of our Bishopric said "The Brethren have prepared this..." And it stuck me how sad that would be if not a single woman was involved in the preparation of this curriculum. I have no idea if that is the case. But if it is the case, one wonders how far we can get when we are constantly shunting off more than half our members to the sideline. For no good reason.