I taught early morning Seminary for about 15 yrs. Provided cereal, milk, juice every morning. On Fridays I provided a hot breakfast (student fav was Breakfast Burritos, they often took an extra one for lunch 😉). They knew they were loved and cared for. I let them do homework during Seminary. I let them sleep (provided airplane pillows with their names on them…). Love those kids and remain in touch with almost all.
Seminary for my daughter nearly wrecked us all. We had early morning Seminary and then they decided a parent had to stay each day because of the 2 adult requirement. Don't know how we did it. The church could have easily allowed it to be done via computer but no, if it's not hard, it's not good enough.
Abt 1998, I served on a congressional committee studying sleep needs and patterns of high school students, in an effort to evaluate high school start times on teen mental health and attentiveness. I presented the study to SP and CES Director to encourage Sunday School time be used as Seminary class for teens in early morning sports, band, senate, etc as a demonstration of need for Sem home study being made as an accepted option.
Raised in the East, I lasted two weeks of early morning seminary decades ago even though my father was stake president. Indoctrination and obedience are the most essential things in Mormonism. It begins from the cradle and never ends. I refused to go. The stake later changed to home study seminary. Mind control in a cultish way that I did not understand at the time.
Early morning teachers were anybody’s willing parent - totally unvetted - while CES employees in the Moridor every move in and out of the classroom are watched and monitored.
All I know is that in one area, I had excused seminary during regular H.S. schedule, then I moved to New area with early morning. My education and health really suffered.
We had a bishop who was a pharmacist and whom, i frankly never understood how he did it. He drove my older sisters a long with his kids to seminary every morning, he also taught one of the classes, then at 6am he opened up his pharmacy until 6pm. And he did this every weekday.
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I taught early morning Seminary for about 15 yrs. Provided cereal, milk, juice every morning. On Fridays I provided a hot breakfast (student fav was Breakfast Burritos, they often took an extra one for lunch 😉). They knew they were loved and cared for.
I let them do homework during Seminary. I let them sleep (provided airplane pillows with their names on them…). Love those kids and remain in touch with almost all.
i bet they loved that 🥲
As a convert, I did this to my 5 kids. It's hard on the parents too.
Seminary for my daughter nearly wrecked us all. We had early morning Seminary and then they decided a parent had to stay each day because of the 2 adult requirement. Don't know how we did it. The church could have easily allowed it to be done via computer but no, if it's not hard, it's not good enough.
And they could have afforded to pay the early morning teachers!
Abt 1998, I served on a congressional committee studying sleep needs and patterns of high school students, in an effort to evaluate high school start times on teen mental health and attentiveness.
I presented the study to SP and CES Director to encourage Sunday School time be used as Seminary class for teens in early morning sports, band, senate, etc as a demonstration of need for Sem home study being made as an accepted option.
Raised in the East, I lasted two weeks of early morning seminary decades ago even though my father was stake president. Indoctrination and obedience are the most essential things in Mormonism. It begins from the cradle and never ends. I refused to go. The stake later changed to home study seminary. Mind control in a cultish way that I did not understand at the time.
I remember being so exhausted from eaely morning seminary. It affected my academics.
Early morning teachers were anybody’s willing parent - totally unvetted - while CES employees in the Moridor every move in and out of the classroom are watched and monitored.
My one Mormon student would sleep the first two periods of my special Ed. Class . If I didn’t let the student sleep there would be a meltdown .
All I know is that in one area, I had excused seminary during regular H.S. schedule, then I moved to New area with early morning. My education and health really suffered.
We had a bishop who was a pharmacist and whom, i frankly never understood how he did it. He drove my older sisters a long with his kids to seminary every morning, he also taught one of the classes, then at 6am he opened up his pharmacy until 6pm. And he did this every weekday.
That is crazy dedication. Must have been exhausted 😢.
I would love to know how many car accidents happen during early morning driving.
Oh wow! This is spot on!
Absolutely it is. If I didn’t spend my lunch money on a mountain dew then I was in for a very long day.
LIKED!!!
Waking a person up in the middle of a sleep cycle (1.5 hours) is horrible.
Is the Seminary correspondence course still available???
I did that for a year in 1979-1980
Does anyone know what year Seminary began? Like 70's?
So are these lessons worth it? Is this all to learn propaganda?
It's just a regurgitation of mormon doctrine. They gotta make sure the kids have no doubts/questions.
It's definitely conditioning and some propaganda.
It's also done to prepare kids to go on a mission.
It's worth it to the Corporation/Church. It's detrimental to the kids/members.