I don't know of an educator who hasn't wondered just why the Hell they're doing what they're doing. Teaching, so often thankless, so often pointless, but we all still do it because the vast majority of us give a darn and believe we can help others. Martyrs, every one of us! Then there's this concept of leadership...like it or not, you lead a class, you set an example, you aid others by setting an example that you want others to follow. And then, there's the contents of this paper...do you really want to lead or develop skills as a leader if it isn't your thing, or something you're even vaguely interested in? Boom...mike drop! Just because you have talent, just because you can do it, should you do it and go for the golden ring of teaching others when there's a clear relationship between what you're doing, saying and your role in other's lives? And to think, I always think of myself as putting on a 'performance' for the crowd...it's theatre, right? But leadership?...that's deep, real deep.
Friday, 6 March 2020
Love it...or leave it?
As a 'teacher', it frequently surprises me that I have to literally 'sell' learning to a student. I don't mean in a monetary way, although I will reiterate that so many students today are expertly transactional in their dealings, but rather that it always seems to be harder than it should be! I mean, why teach something if I or someone else doesn't think it's significant and important? The notion that I just want to waste some=one's time and effort, including my own, if just plain, well, bonkers.
I don't know of an educator who hasn't wondered just why the Hell they're doing what they're doing. Teaching, so often thankless, so often pointless, but we all still do it because the vast majority of us give a darn and believe we can help others. Martyrs, every one of us! Then there's this concept of leadership...like it or not, you lead a class, you set an example, you aid others by setting an example that you want others to follow. And then, there's the contents of this paper...do you really want to lead or develop skills as a leader if it isn't your thing, or something you're even vaguely interested in? Boom...mike drop! Just because you have talent, just because you can do it, should you do it and go for the golden ring of teaching others when there's a clear relationship between what you're doing, saying and your role in other's lives? And to think, I always think of myself as putting on a 'performance' for the crowd...it's theatre, right? But leadership?...that's deep, real deep.
I don't know of an educator who hasn't wondered just why the Hell they're doing what they're doing. Teaching, so often thankless, so often pointless, but we all still do it because the vast majority of us give a darn and believe we can help others. Martyrs, every one of us! Then there's this concept of leadership...like it or not, you lead a class, you set an example, you aid others by setting an example that you want others to follow. And then, there's the contents of this paper...do you really want to lead or develop skills as a leader if it isn't your thing, or something you're even vaguely interested in? Boom...mike drop! Just because you have talent, just because you can do it, should you do it and go for the golden ring of teaching others when there's a clear relationship between what you're doing, saying and your role in other's lives? And to think, I always think of myself as putting on a 'performance' for the crowd...it's theatre, right? But leadership?...that's deep, real deep.
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