Brother Dave Reeser, Rolling Hills Ward Sacrament meeting, September 11, 2011

          “[The educational idea of] Scaffolding is the idea that instructional activities are set up so that the students can’t do them without assistance, but also – that they aren’t so difficult that the student just gives up.  That “area” between being able to do it alone and becoming frustrated and quitting is called the “Zone of Proximal Development” and that is where optimal learning occurs. 

          “I believe that we live in the “Zone of Proximal Development.”  We can’t do it alone and our Father in Heaven knows this.  So, he has provided scaffolding in the form of commandments to give us direction and structure.  His Son – our Brother, Jesus Christ, has given us the Atonement which allows us to repent when we make a mistake and to develop the strength to move forward and continue to “become” more like Him.”