Saturday, October 18, 2008

Schedule Update!

All:

Thanks for another great week - I really felt like I learned a lot this past week with you all as a class.

A reminder:

HOLD TO THE ROD every day Remember: the most important daily habit you could develop as a seminary student that of daily, meaningful scripture study. Don't miss a day!

Our schedule this week:

Monday, October 20: Matthew 16:1-13, Mark 7-8
Tuesday, October 21: Luke 9
Wednesday, October 22: Matthew 18
Thursday, October 23: Matthew 17
Friday, October 24: Scripture Mastery Throw Down

A note about grading:

Because each of you has your own grading sheet, each of you knows how you are doing in class (the point values for grades are listed on the grading sheet). I will allow people to make up absences in the following ways (3 tardies is an absence also) - please disregard earlier notices about this subject:

1. Bring a non-member friend to class
2. Write a memo summarizing one of the talks linked on this page - or one of your own choosing (see me for an example)
3. Do the student manual section for the day you missed

To make up THREE absences, write well researched talk on a principle of the gospel discussed in class (for example, expand on our discussion of Matthew 13 and the Wheat vs. the Tares). Any well researched talk would use sources such as the Scriptures (including the Topical Guide, Bible Dictionary, etc), General Conference addresses, and other Church materials as resources. I will grade the talk on content. As we finish up the first seminary quarter in a few weeks, now seems like a good time to get on top of this. Thanks to all of you for faithful attendance and participation.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Are the assigned scriptures supposed to be read in prepartion "before" the class, or are they homework assignments to be read "after" the class with follow-up discussion?

Thanks for all the great work you do.

Brother Brooks.

Jeff Jardine said...

This is a good question - the scriptures are to be read prior to class - hence I try to make the assignment known beforehand. Each student has a schedule of the assigned reading. Thanks for the question!

Jeff Jardine