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Did you ever have a teacher you loved?
I sure did.
All of them were ‘hard’ teachers. You know what I mean, don’t you? Teachers who were strict, had high expectations, wouldn’t take any guff, that expected you to study and come to class prepared.
To a shy little girl like me, I wanted their praise and approval.
Over time, I learned discipline and developed a lifelong passion for learning new things.
How about you?
I can’t say I ever had a good teacher, but I lived next door to a great shop teacher. He taught me a lot, from construction to English, but not in the classroom. Good teachers don’t stop teaching when the bell rings!
I hadn’t ever thought of it that way but I’m sure you’re right.
I am an art teacher, and I had quite a few good ones along the way. I agree somewhat with the quote. I’d say you can teach people how to do things, but teaching them to think is much more important. If only the powers that be in education realized this!
I smiled when I read your comment. My aunt was a teacher for decades and chose to retire early because she said that teaching was too regimented and no longer fun.
Sounds about right 🙂 My dad was a middle school teacher and he was known to be one of the “hard” ones (and I can agree – I was one of his students!). But, regularly former students would thank him for being one of their favorite teachers. Now that my boys are in school, I am so thankful for the good teachers they have had!