jonesvilletexas
MWSA Secretary
Was wondering how many of our brothers give lectures.
EA
FC
MM
ALL Three
EA
FC
MM
ALL Three
Lectures
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BukeyeJackson
ViMH Advisory Board
As of right now just one, but as I have the suicide wish to become and DEO and DDGM one day I'm planning on learning them all and as much else as I can.
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
DEO = District Education Officer?
We don't have that office in the GLAF&AMofNC.
I am District Deputy Grand Lecturer, and responsible for the Ritual and Masonic education of the 8 Lodges of my district.
I wasn't really very good at floor work, but finally found that learning the lectures was satisfying and not that difficult (though time consuming!). I find it much better that I stand in one place and talk.
S&F
BukeyeJackson
ViMH Advisory Board
Yes, Bro. Bob you are correct. I believe it's a bit like the stepping stone to DDGM. I love travelling and seeing the floor work and I want education to be a forefront of Masonry. What better way to see that the values are being instilled than to be the one watching it all.
Bruce Golway
New Member
Masonic Lectures
I perform all three of the Masonic Lectures, however my favorite is the Fellow Craft lecture. It has a flow to it and I feel it could at one time have been used as an instructional tool for practical, rather than esoteric, information.
I perform all three of the Masonic Lectures, however my favorite is the Fellow Craft lecture. It has a flow to it and I feel it could at one time have been used as an instructional tool for practical, rather than esoteric, information.
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
Run through it at least daily, but it will still be different actually delivering it.
I have found that the only practice for giving the lectures...is giving the lectures during the degree.
Good luck!
S&F
Ashlar2006
Masonic Mafia
I take it we are talking about the catechism and not lectures from the degree work itself ?
Ashlar2006
Masonic Mafia
Took me forever to get the Middle Chamber lecture put to memory , but worth all the work .
PatrickWilliams
I could tell you ...
I currently can do the first degree with the exception of the 3rd section and the charge AND the 3rd degree slide lecture. I'm working on learning the whole darned book, but that's gonna take a little time. Check with me Tuesday, k?
Bob Franks
Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer
The first time I conferred the EA Degree, the PM who was mentoring me walked me through the Ob. as if he were the candidate. He made a LOT of errors in repeating after me, which threw me off...which was his point. He suggested I repeat the Ob. 10 times every day until the day of the degree. It helped!
S&F
Thanks, my cipher book is destroyed cuz I have it at work(I'm a automotive Diagnotic Technician) It's all greasy...lol. Every chance I have I'm reading it covering the part I'm reciting.
The first time I conferred the EA Degree, the PM who was mentoring me walked me through the Ob. as if he were the candidate. He made a LOT of errors in repeating after me, which threw me off...which was his point. He suggested I repeat the Ob. 10 times every day until the day of the degree. It helped!
S&F
Ashlar2006
Masonic Mafia
That may work for some , but not for all . If I work at something EVERY day then it turns into a jumbled mess in my head . I work on a lecture for a couple of days ,sit it down and forget about it for two or three days and then pick it up again and am amazed at how much better it sticks in my mind .
The first time I conferred the EA Degree, the PM who was mentoring me walked me through the Ob. as if he were the candidate. He made a LOT of errors in repeating after me, which threw me off...which was his point. He suggested I repeat the Ob. 10 times every day until the day of the degree. It helped!
S&F
This is how I teach my new Masons and they have agreed that it works for them too .
removed12612
Guest
I like to brow beat them.........:1-say-no::1-wink-grin:
Ashlar2006
Masonic Mafia
LOL , Now that's funny .
But on a serious note , as a teacher once told me , don't force it . Trying to commit lectures to memory day in and day out will cause burn out and/or frustration . When I was working on the OES initiatory work , I tried to force it , I worked at it everyday and nothing would stick , I was frustrated so I finally gave up and set it down for a while , when I picked it back up everything started to fall into place .
When I am refreshing myself on degree work , I will run through it either two days or the day before the degree itself and then forget about it . If I keep going over it and over it , I WILL screw up during the degree .