Dooley Noted: 4/8/2014
As an educator, I have been faced with very tall orders.
Teach me.
Inspire me.
Help me understand.
Motivate me.
Figure out my roadblocks.
Make this easier for me.
The demands of a student can be great, and I never mind a challenge.
But I know the truth.
A teacher can only help as much as students help themselves.
I hear too many of these:
“He’s a terrible teacher.”
“I can’t learn from him.”
I need to hear more of these:
“What can I learn from this teacher?”
“This teaching style is different. I can learn in a new way.”
After all, a formal education is simply helping you learn how to learn and gain exposure to ideas. If it were about the material, it would simply be a very expensive library card.
Ask of your teachers. They are your catalysts.
Don’t forgot to ask of yourselves. You are the ones actually getting this work done.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley