When not to talk during Sunday School
by Jacob on Feb.12, 2006, under Religion
If you’ve ever been annoyed beyond reason at those people who just can’t seem to keep their mouths shut during classes, you are not alone. There are usually one or two people in every class, that think they know it all, but don’t. They usually make many comments, or a lengthy oration, as if they somehow know better than everyone else. They make you sit there and think, “I really don’t care, please just shut up.”
This can especially be a problem in classes like Sunday School, where we are expected to be extra polite and respect other’s beliefs. The teacher asks a simple question, and the know it all student responds with some long detailed story that lasts 5 minutes and really didn’t relate well to the original question. Of course, you can’t just boo the person until they sit down, because it is church, and booing in church isn’t something that is normally done.
Perhaps it is an art, to know how much should be said and when. There is a particular length of a comment that is interesting. We allow people to make comments in hope that we gain additional insight, but some people abuse the privilege with their abundant verbosity.
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February 13th, 2006 on 5:15 am
[...] Secondly, the teacher can show respect to the students by allowing them ample time to ponder the subject material and share, appropriately, any insight they may have on the subject. Teachers should not worry about a bit of silence when asking questions. With this silence, the teacher respectfully allows the student to think about the subject material and learn through their own reflection, and through the Spirit. [...]