jchandle writes

  New Seminary, who’s this? I’ve been teaching early morning seminary for about a month now, and I’m loving every minute of it. I even love the challenging bits:  Figuring out how to get students to look up from their phones Getting students to speak up more Pushing students to look at the scriptures deeper Convincing students to set and achieve meaningful scripture study goals Reducing distractions in class Dealing with students’ exhaustion Balancing participation across students  Integrating study for myself with study for seminary Determining what to say and what to keep to myself  Dealing with parents All of these are challenges I am constantly thinking about and finding joy in.  Seminary is a bit different than when I went through it at a different time and in a different place. My 9 students represent all the active church members in two high schools. They are all in my ward. The scripture masteries are all different, and they call them “doctrinal masteries” now. There are a lot