Some of the chapters that were particularly helpful to me (noting to refer back to!): I appreciated that quotes and stories were often taken from very recent sources and that the technology chapter addressed teaching over videocall. There was a lot that I felt like I already knew (or is included in Church-published content) but there was still a lot that helped deepen my understanding or broaden my perspective. I liked that it was written to help improve teaching in multiple settings - at home or at church or just in everyday interactions. This was excellent! I listened to it (since I tend to slog through non-fiction VERY slowly otherwise :) but I do hope to own a hard copy to read again and refer to in the future. If we put nothing into our class learning and family discussions we are unlikely to get much out of them We become the things that we habitually love and admire Parents need to help their children take the spiritual offense. One cannot play defense alone and expect to beat Satan. Generosity is not measured by how much we give- but rather by what we have left after we give Teach young children one-on-one how to do daily personal prayer When teaching in a classroom, don’t put the aisle in the center of the room Keep high expectations for your children Then your teaching will endure.” -President Nelson ![]() It is better to give an answer based on a principle, or even better, with a doctrinal answer if you can. “Don’t answer a behavioral question with a behavioral answer. ![]() But if they cannot handle principles then we implement the fewest rules necessary until they become more spiritually mature. Use principles whenever we can to maximize the agency and growth of our children. Principles are the higher law- rules the lesser law. Address your message to the youngest in the room Of all we teach, the doctrine of the Atonement of Jesus Christ is most important Read the assigned scripture block and write down your own insights and thoughts BEFORE reading the lesson material ![]() I felt like some of the chapters were a little more applicable to me than others but here were some of my takeaways: The Callisters use their own great teaching to teach how to teach.
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