I've done a lot of thinking lately about how I can be a better teacher. What are those qualities that all good teachers have? What are those qualities that I am striving to possess (and to possess on a more regular basis)?
Quite a bit of patience
An unquenchable thirst for learning
Humility...and then some more of it
Many leaps of faith
Adaptability to ever-changing plans
A smile and a positive attitude...because that's sometimes all you've got left to give.
That's a good list to start striving for, right? We can add more later...baby steps...
"I have no idea where I am going; I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself...But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing. And I know that if I do this, you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always..." -Thomas Merton
I have come to fall in love with teaching in Catholic schools. What are YOU in love with?...
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