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That they may know

Posted: 28 May 2008 @ 00:00

Sunday schools are there to help the children develop their faith, but how that is done, and by whom, are important questions, says Ronni Lamont

WHEN I trained to be a teacher, I spent three years learning my profession. During those years I undertook subject-specific, educational, and professional studies. My competence was judged through essays and reviews, teaching practice, and examination.

After this training, during my first year in school, I had a mentor to guide me though the difficulties and stresses of being a new teacher.

In church Sunday-schools, the picture could not be more ...

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