Saturday, September 20, 2003

My church upbringing was pretty thorough.  As a baptist, I was involved in things like Bible Drill, Vacation Bible School, church choir etc.  As a result, I knew, and still know, the attributes of the Bible very well.  Things like the books of the Bible, who wrote what and when, "important" verses, general themes, etc. were second nature to me.

I say this not to brag, but to compare.  The kids in my Sunday School class, even the ones that have gone to church all their lives, haven't been exposed to the same kinds of things.  Whether that's a sign of the times, or due to geographical or church differences is irrelevant.  My point is that when we turn to a specific passage, almost everyone looks at the table of contents, or those handy little page markers, or asks someone where it is.  Maybe this was the case when I was younger too.  i just don't remember.

In any case, I've offered "prizes" for students who will learn the books of the Bible in my class this year, and I need some ideas that won't break the bank.  My plan for the first few students is to give them copies of DCB's new cd, but buying CD's for the whole class is probably not an option.  Anyone got some ideas that would both motivate AND be not expensive?

posted on Saturday, September 20, 2003 10:45:50 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)  #    Comments [6]
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Sunday, September 21, 2003 6:48:46 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
You could offer them the reward of intelligence. How many people are in your class? What kind of budget are we shooting for?
Sunday, September 21, 2003 7:04:56 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
about 15 on a regular basis, and I wouldn't expect them all to take the challenge. They're a good bunch. I'd shoot for about a $10 prize. I've thought about taking them out to eat with me, but they might see that as more of a punishment.
Monday, September 22, 2003 11:09:00 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Perhaps you could have a contest each week, granting points to the people who find things the fastest. You could do individual prizes for people with a certain number of points. Or you could set it up so that the whole class gets pizza if everyone gets x number of points.
Monday, September 22, 2003 4:13:38 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Just give 'em some of Becky's cookies! OOoo, wait, you don't want to be held responsible for any future obesity like the elementary teachers in Texas... hmm, nevermind.
Monday, September 22, 2003 4:15:09 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
that sounded wrong... I didn't mean to imply that the teachers are or will become obese... I meant to say that they're being held responsible for their student's caloric intake during the day and can no longer hand out high-calorie candy as rewards.
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 10:38:21 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
MC D-Boy (late Christian hip-hop rapper) had a song that was the books of the Bible in order. Very catchy. Very catchy indeed. In fact I still know the order of the minor prophets. Another rap group covered this song, I'll be danged if I can't remember what their name is...I'll find out this weekend.
When I was at the top of the class for memorization, I did it because my Sunday School teacher told me that I'd be better than everyone else and that when I went to heaven they'd have to be my servants. But if you don't want to tell your students the truth, you could take the top three to Chucky Cheese - thats another thing my teacher did.
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