The review question is a guide to the pupil whereby he may
see the relative significance of the work he has covered. One of our
great difficulties lies in the fact that our teaching is so largely
piece-meal. Today's lesson is hurried through, isolated as it is from
all that has gone before and all that may follow. The successful teacher
through the review makes each lesson a link in the chain of thought that
underlies the whole development of the subject in hand.
The review question is essentially a carefully thought out, searching
inquiry. It calls for a turning over, in the mind, of the material of
the whole course and therefore should allow ample time for pondering. If
it does not stimulate a "weighing process," it likely is merely a fact
question--a test of memory. Of course, there is a place at times for
this hurried type of question, but it serves the purpose only of
"connecting up" and should not be mistaken for the evaluating question
of review.
The following questions on the expulsion of the Saints from Missouri are
illustrative review questions:
1. To what extent, if any, were the Latter-day Saints themselves
responsible for their expulsion from Missouri?
2. To what extent were the persecutions of Missouri political?
Religious?
3. How do you account for the fact that the Lord's people have always
been a chastened people?
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