Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Attention! Attention!

One of the most significant challenges teachers face is capturing -- and then holding -- the attention of the people in your class or study group.

(A nice article documenting the extent of the problem today is here.)

Better results come from a combination of improving the skills of the teacher, and from practice and discipline on the part of the listeners.

You can encourage and foster the latter, dear teacher, through prayer and by working on your teaching craft. Sharpen your hooks to open the lesson and get them engaged. Try using even more questions and discussion to keep their attention on the content. Recommit yourself today that you are in a ministry to teach to change lives!

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