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I agree with Taps!  Motivation is key to learning.  I like your response that a good teacher should be somewhat idealistic, but with a lot of realism in there.

posted by calia14 on September 5, 2009 at 6:33 PM | link to this | reply

FSI
An interesting answer to an interesting question. That said, I think it might be necessary to first get an agreement on what we mean by 'idealism' in this case, for I suspect that Elinjo and you are using that term in different ways...

posted by Nautikos on September 5, 2009 at 5:52 PM | link to this | reply

I have been a teacher for over 13 years. I enjoyed helping children on their way to their chosen lifescapes. It was about them...not me!

posted by Soul_Builder101 on August 31, 2009 at 9:09 PM | link to this | reply

 You please yourself. You still apply what you’ve learned at your father’s car washes and on your blog. BC-A, Bill’s RJJst

posted by BC-A on August 31, 2009 at 8:59 PM | link to this | reply

Very good response to elinjo's question.  I think that sometimes teachers forget that they have not taught until a pupil has learned.  I also think that the best thing a teacher can accomplish is to make a pupil want to learn.

posted by TAPS. on August 31, 2009 at 10:15 AM | link to this | reply

FSI - You have said it all clearly and I agree with you.

posted by shobana on August 30, 2009 at 8:52 PM | link to this | reply

A well throughout response! I was a classroom teacher for a year and moved to administration because I was born to create programming! When one knows what they want in education will determine their level of achievement; those who never figure it out go through the motions or continued experimentation! sam

posted by sam444 on August 30, 2009 at 10:50 AM | link to this | reply