Summary of the Seven Laws of Teaching<\/a>\u00a0and there is a link there to get a copy of the whole text. It is well worth the time to read, though I had to read it a few paragraphs a day. It is one of those books meant to be read a little bit and then think about it before going on.<\/p>\nIt would be worth taking time to study this with your friend (it is biblically based, though written by a denominational writer, and the original audience was Sunday school teachers). One of the points emphasized in the book is that teaching is the transference of knowledge from the teacher to the student. If we grasp that fully, then the teacher must present the knowledge in methods that communicate the information to the student in a form the student can grasp. A presentation without the student’s understanding is not teaching. That is why I think the best compliment to a lesson is when people tell me they were talking about the subject or bring up a point that I said last week — even if they disagree. This lets me know that I got something across.<\/p>\n
One of the things psychology tells us is that people can only retain, on average, seven ideas. For some it is fewer, for some it is more, but seven is the typical limit. As a result, I write lessons generally with only five points, including the introduction and conclusion. Not that I can’t find more to say, but I purposely limit myself so that more is retained. Always, what I keep in mind is that my goal is to have those listening to learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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