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How can I encourage those I teach to be diligent learners? As a teacher of the gospel, one of your roles is to help learners take responsibility for their own learning—to awaken in them a desire to study, understand, and live the gospel. In the Church, learners have the responsibility to gain a knowledge of the truth through their own efforts. Teachers can help them become diligent gospel learners. The participation of learners is fundamental to this process. As a teacher, you can encourage effective participation by teaching with questions, conducting meaningful discussions, and listening carefully to learners. You should also try to determine if class members are learning the principles you are teaching. You can do this by asking learners to restate principles in their own words or asking questions that require learners to express their understanding of the principles.

Scriptures: 1 Nephi 10:17–19; Doctrine and Covenants 88:118–22. Things you can do: - Before you ask class members to read quotations or scriptures, invite them to look for specific information as they read. - Give class members time to think about their answers before they respond to questions. - Ask class members to share their experiences or discuss questions with small groups or with someone sitting next to them, as well as with the entire class. - When questions arise in class, allow other students the opportunity to answer the questions. - Help class members be attentive by maintaining eye contact with them. - Invite class members to strive during the upcoming weeks to live the principles they learn.

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One of the ways to involve [your class] in the scriptures is with a dry-erase board. It works especially well in the “war” chapters of Alma, where we diagram the move-ments of the Nephite and Lamanite armies. In other areas of the scriptures we can create maps, make a list of character traits, draw what the Jaredite barges might have looked like, or copy a favorite scripture for us to memorize.

Observe and Listen to Those You Teach You can often tell if those you teach are getting “separated” from you. You may notice that they are more restless than usual, that they are not reading along when others read scripture passages aloud, or that they are talking to each other about things that do not relate to the lesson. You may sense a lack of thought or enthusiasm in their responses to questions that you ask. Be careful when interpreting clues to learners’ attentiveness. Some who appear to be “separated” may actually be following a lesson closely. For example, a class member who is not looking at you may be thinking about something that has been said in class or pondering a prompting he or she has received from the Holy Ghost. When you are teaching by the Spirit, you will often be blessed to discern the attentiveness of those you teach. At times you may be prompted to make changes in a lesson to help redirect learners’ attention. (Teaching, No Greater Call)