Are You a Mother Robin?

The "Thinker's Guide" by Richard Paul and Linda Elder includes this thought-provoking comment:

"Don't be a mother robin -- chewing up the text for the students and putting it into their beaks through lecture."

Please substitute the word "scriptures" for the word "text" and reread the quotation above again.

One of our goals as gospel teachers should be to help students learn how to study the scriptures for themselves. We can, and should, help, guide, model, and share, but we must fight the urge to be a "mother robin."

Best wishes,

Ken

www.KenAlford.com