Teaching is a very rewarding experience. But like anything else that is rewarding, it also is very demanding.
A teacher is at fault if s/he does not do his/her best to help the student become all he is capable of becoming. The teacher's goal should be to become dispensable to the student. That is, the teacher should want to be outgrown by the student. The teacher should strive to provoke the student to think for himself!
The teacher's thoughts and presentations should be pertinent and applicable to the student. A lesson should be offered as stimulus to the students growth.
A true teacher is a very special person!
I was blessed by several great and special teachers over the years. In another posting later I will tell you about my first algebra teacher. Today I will simply mention my favorite, the one to whom I became the closest as I grew into adulthood. Her name was Edna Earle Tucker, I was in her class in fifth grade. But she taught me for years after that!
Who was your favorite Teacher? Why?
James 3:1 "Not many of you should act as teachers, my brothers,because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly!"
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