In yesterday's (Tuesday's) edition of the Wall Street Journal, I was struck by a headline on page one - New Report Urges Return to the Basics in Teaching Math. Seems that after 17 years, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics have figured out that their 1989 recommendations on teaching kids 'open-ended' problem-solving is not as good as the old ways of drilling kids on muliplication and division. Reading the article, you get the idea that they are urging a return to having kids learn basics before they go on to more complex problem-solving. First I laughed. Then I was struck with another thought - could we in the Body of Christ learn something from what our math teachers have discovered?
During the next few weeks, you will be given several opportunities to return to the basics in the life of the church. In the way of missions, we have a chance to be involved in the benefit pancake breakfast/garage sale for the Bandemer family on September 23. If you haven't already, take a look on the second floor of our educational building and see just how much work our ladies have put into this sale. Please be sure to donate good, useable items for the ladies to sell as well as your time to help on that Saturday.
Also, my Sunday School class will be looking at the basics of the Methodist tradition starting on September 24. Not a history course, these sessions will help us examine what we believe and why we believe as we do. Whether you are new to the Methodist tradition or were born into a Methodist preacher's family, you are encouraged to join us!
See you Sunday!
Lamar
During the next few weeks, you will be given several opportunities to return to the basics in the life of the church. In the way of missions, we have a chance to be involved in the benefit pancake breakfast/garage sale for the Bandemer family on September 23. If you haven't already, take a look on the second floor of our educational building and see just how much work our ladies have put into this sale. Please be sure to donate good, useable items for the ladies to sell as well as your time to help on that Saturday.
Also, my Sunday School class will be looking at the basics of the Methodist tradition starting on September 24. Not a history course, these sessions will help us examine what we believe and why we believe as we do. Whether you are new to the Methodist tradition or were born into a Methodist preacher's family, you are encouraged to join us!
See you Sunday!
Lamar
