[Teachldsseminary] IDEA: DC Prophet Posters

[Oparc10@aol.com]

I know I was supposed to change the header to something more descriptive of  
the intent of my email--but I thought it more likely to be recognized by this  
header.
 
I would like to thank the person who shared these thoughts.  I have  often 
felt the same way but I was too timid to express my views.   I KNOW Tim puts in 
long hours to keep this list going.  I KNOW some of  you feel it is worth 
every penny.  I KNOW I have the right to choose  whether on not I pay the 
membership fee.  My sorrow comes from the fact  that I have been on this list for a 
long time and I remember the days that  teachers shared their ideas with each 
other for free.  Often when I was  stumped on how to make a lesson more exciting 
I would check the list and  find two or three ideas for creative ways to 
teach a concept.  It  was wonderful.  Someone wrote in that most of the ideas that 
are  in the filing cabinet were first sent to the free list.  I don't know 
how  that can be true because now as I read the entries on the free list it is 
mostly  just teachers encouraging each other or telling where to locate a 
picture or  some other item.  It isn't ideas about how to teach a particular  
lesson--at least not very often.  Obviously, I still have some need that is  filled 
by the list--even without the great ideas--because I still read the  emails 
faithfully every day.......but I miss the old days!  This morning I  taught a 
lesson that absolutely did not go over with my class.  I pondered  it, I prayed 
about it, I sought the spirit--it was just a rough day.  I  sure would have 
enjoyed finding a little tidbit on this site that might have  helped. 
 
Thanks for letting me "get this off my chest".  By the way, this is my  12th 
year of teaching.  Even those of us who have been around awhile have  bad days!
 
Karen---who can't afford the paid membership