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I spent many years getting up and walking out simply because I had small children that would be getting out of their classes. Going over your allotted time is completely avoidable. I teach RS and manage to end my lesson on time every week. It is the polite thing to do.
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quote:The easiest solution here is for you to stop being offended and stay put.
Oh, I think not.
While I agree with the "don't be offended" part, I couldn't disagree more with the "stay put" part.
If it were just a one-time thing, I would not leave during someone's closing testimony.
But if it is constantly, every week? I'd be so outta there. Church isn't about suffering through anything and everything that people want to inflict on us.
Sorry. I'm not getting anything out of those last five minutes after the ending time, anyway. I'm thinking "why can't we please just go?"
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I agree. It is just courteous to finish on time. I don't see anything wrong with leaving on time, especially when you have small ones. 'Cause it's discourteous to make them have to look for you. (I've been guilty of both, but repented after seeing how frustrated the Primary President was when looking for me with my children in tow.)
On a related note, CrowMan and I were asked to speak in SacMtg, and we were given a time frame. We stuck to it. Bishopric was astounded because by sticking to the time given, SacMtg ended early. Doesn't "ten minutes" mean ten minutes? It was the first time in a while SacMtg hadn't gone long. Since then, I take a stopwatch with me.
In our branch now, Church is only two hours long, so if one meeting goes long, it really hurts the other auxiliaries.
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This isn't a Relief Society unique problem. I've had experience (far too often) with it in Priesthood and Gospel Doctrine. I will also agree that leaving on time (even if the class has not been dismissed) is not rude.
I was also going to disagree that saying the teacher was being rude is incorrect, but I looked up rude. And if you're a fan of not expanding dictionary definitions (a common malady in common speech), then rude isn't the right word.
However, discourteous, could apply, as well as presumptuous, and probably a few other words. And yes we should all be tolerant of the incompetent who can't seem to recognize that their actions have consequences beyond simply delaying the end of that particular class.
I am reminded, of a saying, a failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. The essential principle behind the saying speaks to requirements being imposed unjustly.
The teacher has no power or authority to alter the time period during which the class is scheduled. The teachers authority extends only to the content.
And this is why I agree that leaving before dismissal is not rude, nor is it discourteous. So long as the departure is done quietly, and with as much decorum as possible.
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This past Sunday ou RS actually ended several minutes early. The sis conducting said people could stay and chat,etc. I joked w/the sis sitting next to me that we should storm the Primary! It was kind of fun to be out early and feel relaxed for a moment instead of being in the midst of the post church chaos as families meet up w/each other after church!
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This thread reminds me of why I like having Sacrament meeting last in the block of meetings... If relief society goes long in our ward, the Sunday School teacher starts knocking on the door, while the Sunday School President starts ringing the dismissal bell. Over and over...
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It was the first time in a while SacMtg hadn't gone long. Since then, I take a stopwatch with me. 
