Keep up the good work. The Lord will do a great work through you. It's the best calling ever!

Thank you. That is a much better way to word what I meant - "invite a specific person if they would be willing to answer or share." If you have developed a classroom of love, respect and purpose (Gospel Teaching and Learning Handbook (GTLH), p. 13), and prepared students properly, inviting students by name is a valuable and tool in Gospel teaching. This actually increases a student’s opportunity to exercise agency. We define the volunteer aspect of our church this way, “people get assignments known as “callings” that allow them to participate in different aspects of our worship” (lds.org, “A Church of Volunteers”). There is nothing that infringes agency when we are called by name to accept an assignment to speak or serve. We can always accept or decline - agency. It’s even listed as a specific skill in our training handbooks, “Call on students by name. Calling on students by name to respond to a question or make a comment helps foster a learning environment of love and respect” (GTLH, p. 63). But I agree that inviting students by name is an even better wording. In "Teaching in the Savior’s Way," there is a very strong emphasis on the use of the term, “invitation.” It will not always be the right approach to invite them to read or answer a question by name but it should definitely be a tool in your teacher tool belt.

You are so welcome!