It is an exciting level of scholarship (related to the "project-scholar" phase of TJEd scholar phase), in which the youth has decided they want to take their knowledge of something to a different level and are willing to do what the mentor is prescribing to get to that deeper level.
It requires considerably more on the part of the mentor as they need to prepare more to be ready for the deeper level of preparation brought to the table by the youth, but the feast is sweet!
There are three components I believe, to keeping Journeyman level scholarship running smoothly:
C: Commitment or Contract: There needs to be integrity on the part of the youth and the parent in making sure that they, first, know what they are committing to by being in the class, and, second, honor that commitment. I brought up how when Zoram took an oath with Nephi and his brothers that he would follow him, "their fears did cease concerning them." I thought it would be a great opportunity to teach our youth the importance of what pledging our word means.
The mentor for the class follows up to some degree, posting monthly (or so) updates of what they have recorded for their progress through the class, but their main role is to individually guide where needed and teach the material and provide the structure.
There is an incredible mormon message on honesty at the following link:
http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages?lang=eng#honesty
I like how it said that ultimately, when we honor our commitments at school we are becoming all we can be. That is the principle, I feel, not a "catch-em-in-the-act" mentality. :) The journeyman classes are a gift offered by the mentor to guide a youth to a deeper level of experience in a given area. By trusting and following that mentor in that path (under the direction of the Holy Ghost and parental guidance, of course), the student will gain from the mentor. Ultimately, not doing what is agreed to is going to impede the youth. I hope we can teach this as a positive thing :
C: Commitment or Contract: There needs to be integrity on the part of the youth and the parent in making sure that they, first, know what they are committing to by being in the class, and, second, honor that commitment. I brought up how when Zoram took an oath with Nephi and his brothers that he would follow him, "their fears did cease concerning them." I thought it would be a great opportunity to teach our youth the importance of what pledging our word means.
The mentor for the class follows up to some degree, posting monthly (or so) updates of what they have recorded for their progress through the class, but their main role is to individually guide where needed and teach the material and provide the structure.
There is an incredible mormon message on honesty at the following link:
http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages?lang=eng#honesty
I like how it said that ultimately, when we honor our commitments at school we are becoming all we can be. That is the principle, I feel, not a "catch-em-in-the-act" mentality. :) The journeyman classes are a gift offered by the mentor to guide a youth to a deeper level of experience in a given area. By trusting and following that mentor in that path (under the direction of the Holy Ghost and parental guidance, of course), the student will gain from the mentor. Ultimately, not doing what is agreed to is going to impede the youth. I hope we can teach this as a positive thing :
I
was going to use the word "covenant" to add more meaning to this
contract between mentor and student, but decided not to, since in these
modern times it is less used in a secular sense and more and more often
in a spiritual sense.
However, the following definition from the LDS Bible Dictionary bears consideration as we consider what it means to "give our word":
"Covenant. Sometimes denotes an agreement between persons (1 Sam. 23:18) or nations (1 Sam. 11:1); more often between God and man; but in this latter case it is important to notice that the two parties to the agreement do not stand in the relation of independent and equal contractors. God in his good pleasure fixes the terms, which man accepts. The same word is sometimes rendered “testament.”
The gospel is so arranged that principles and ordinances are received by covenant placing the recipient under strong obligation and responsibility to honor the commitment."
There
is a great article on this aspect of holding youth accountable as a
part of leadership in the Deseret News leadership column by Timothy
Clark titled: "The skill and will of accountability". (Deseret News,
Mon. April 9, 2012)
O:
Observe. Going hand in hand with the excellent talk discussed at the
mentor meeting
(http://www.lds.org/liahona/2006/12/quick-to-observe?lang=eng&query=observe),
we want to observe in order to be able to love and serve better:
observe their strengths, observe where we can help them, observe their
individual needs in an area and help them do that.
G:
Guide, which is synonymous with "mentoring" in my mind. Incorporate the 5
environments: lecture, tutorial (smaller groups), coaching, group
discussion. There is a great link at the following:
At this level of education, you can really incorporate these well as the youth are eager and willing to jump in.
There are three components to keeping Journeyman running smoothly:
ReplyDeleteC: Commitment or Contract: There needs to be integrity on the part of the youth and the parent in making sure that they, first, know what they are committing to by being in the class, and, second, honor that commitment. I brought up how when Zoram took an oath with Nephi and his brothers that he would follow him, "their fears did cease concerning them." I thought it would be a great opportunity to teach our youth the importance of what pledging our word means.
The mentor for the class follows up to some degree, posting monthly (or so) updates of what they have recorded for their progress through the class, but their main role is to individually guide where needed and teach the material and provide the structure.
There is an incredible mormon message on honesty at the following link:
http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages?lang=eng#honesty
I like how it said that ultimately, when we honor our commitments at school we are becoming all we can be. That is the principle, I feel, not a "catch-em-in-the-act" mentality. :) The journeyman classes are a gift offered by the mentor to guide a youth to a deeper level of experience in a given area. By trusting and following that mentor in that path (under the direction of the Holy Ghost and parental guidance, of course), the student will gain from the mentor. Ultimately, not doing what is agreed to is going to impede the youth. I hope we can teach this as a positive thing :).
I was going to use the word "covenant" to add more meaning to this contract between mentor and student, but decided not to, since in these modern times it is less used in a secular sense and more and more often in a spiritual sense.
DeleteHowever, the following definition from the LDS Bible Dictionary bears consideration as we consider what it means to "give our word":
"Covenant. Sometimes denotes an agreement between persons (1 Sam. 23:18) or nations (1 Sam. 11:1); more often between God and man; but in this latter case it is important to notice that the two parties to the agreement do not stand in the relation of independent and equal contractors. God in his good pleasure fixes the terms, which man accepts. The same word is sometimes rendered “testament.”
The gospel is so arranged that principles and ordinances are received by covenant placing the recipient under strong obligation and responsibility to honor the commitment."
There is a great article on this aspect of holding youth accountable as a part of leadership in the Deseret News leadership column by Timothy Clark titled: "The skill and will of accountability". (Deseret News, Mon. April 9, 2012)
DeleteO: Observe. Going hand in hand with the excellent talk discussed at the mentor meeting (http://www.lds.org/liahona/2006/12/quick-to-observe?lang=eng&query=observe), we want to observe in order to be able to love and serve better: observe their strengths, observe where we can help them, observe their individual needs in an area and help them do that...
ReplyDeleteG: Guide, which is synonymous with mentoring in my mind. Incorporate the 5 environments: lecture, tutorial (smaller groups), coaching, group discussion. There is a great link at the following:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tjedonline.com/free-article.php?id=17
At this level of education, you can really incorporate these well as the youth are eager and willing to jump in.