cutting through the smog, this simply means that if you are a teacher, someone has to learn something from you, and it better be good.
- a good teacher shares what he knows to his students. what he knows may be from his studies or from his own experiences.
- a better teacher does not stop there. he continues to learn more, learn new things, gather more experiences, and shares these to his students.
- better than the better teacher is one who after (or in the process) of learning new stuff, shares these not only to his students, but to his fellow teachers as well. this way, the transmission of the good stuff is more far reaching.
the day after tomorrow, i am going to give a talk to fellow physics teachers, which would me my nth time doing so.
not so fast with the applause. no, it does not make me a hotshot that i do this. no, it does not mean i am a better teacher than those in my audience (lots of them for sure are better than me).
what i actually do in these talks is just share with them the good stuff i have recently gained and hope that it helps them when they go back to their schools. it gives me immeasurable satisfaction thinking that students i don't even know would have me as their teacher by extension.
i am a teacher. i learn. i teach. i share.
