For some reason, I simply cannot remember any written review being done and graded in all my JW time (1962 to about 1980).
Have I completely forgotten this, or did it get started after I had left?
When did this "written review" idea get started?
by james_woods 23 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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sir82
I can remember "written reviews" from my childhood, which overlaps your time in, so you must have just blotted it out of your memory. Congratulations!
I don't recall ever having them graded. However, I once attended a congregation full of old-timers, who were in their JW prime in the 40's and 50's, who talked about graded written reviews. So maybe grading stopped in the early 60's?
Incidentally, "written reviews" have been replaced by "oral reviews", a half-hour session of 10 or 12 questions reviewing WT interpretations of Bible highlights from the previous 2 months of Bible reading assignments.
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blondie
The theocratic school started in 1943; supposedly designed to develop public speakers in the congregation. Women were not allowed to join till 1958. The written review came into being with the start of the school.
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james_woods
Well, I guess Sir82 is right - I must have just completely blotted this out of my mind.
Strange to say - I was the school conductor for a good long while, too...
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St George of England
I remember the written review when the papers were taken in at the end of the 30 min time.
The Ministry School Servant marked them, there were about 20 questions as I recall with 4 marks per question, plus other smaller questions (multi-choice) and about 10 true/false questions of 1 mark each, giving a maximum score of 100 marks.
The following week the papers were returned and the average grade announced plus the number of students who got 100%.
There followed a talk by the MS servant reviewing the questions found difficult by the majority of students.
By the end of the 1960's the review changed such that each student marked his/her own paper. Only the Bible was allowed to be used during the review.
I still have a few of my old papers in the loft.....
George
ed- By the 1980's it was reduced to 25 mins and the questions were printed in the KM.
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journey-on
I remember them well.....we called them THE TEST, as in "We're having the test tonight at the Ministry School".
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Giordano
I was in from 1955 to 1965 (?) No memory of tests.I was also a MSS as well in the early 60's and have no recollection of grading any papers, nor taking any tests.
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Mad Sweeney
I loved the written review. It actually gave us kids something to DO at the meeting besides sit still and shut up.
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ex360shipper
Graded? Are they grading them now?
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St George of England
Graded? Are they grading them now?
No, just a 25 min Oral Review these days. Questions in KM.
George