Thanks for a lovely essay -- there is a lot here that I need to follow up on and read. I think teaching is a science too, and that you need both aspects, the art and the science. But in these days of metrics, and technology that can tell you if your pupils are concentrating or not (which I don't believe, but what a useless teacher you'd have to be to need technology to tell you!), some people seem to forget the art aspect. In my opinion, the most successful teachers are the ones whose love of their subject and the joy of imparting their knowledge are the most important things, not test scores!
Beautiful essay, indeed. I am moved by the wrestler's release of his latent spirit!
I, too, remain stuck at the waterfall. How those early drops break apart and transform into new shapes and colors, redefining the original memory into multiple new ones before each becomes a part of a current.
Thanks for a lovely essay -- there is a lot here that I need to follow up on and read. I think teaching is a science too, and that you need both aspects, the art and the science. But in these days of metrics, and technology that can tell you if your pupils are concentrating or not (which I don't believe, but what a useless teacher you'd have to be to need technology to tell you!), some people seem to forget the art aspect. In my opinion, the most successful teachers are the ones whose love of their subject and the joy of imparting their knowledge are the most important things, not test scores!
Yes! Absolutely, yes! Bring your idealism, and your incessant quest for something splendid in life, keep it with you in every step of your pilgrimage!
Beautiful essay, indeed. I am moved by the wrestler's release of his latent spirit!
I, too, remain stuck at the waterfall. How those early drops break apart and transform into new shapes and colors, redefining the original memory into multiple new ones before each becomes a part of a current.
A beautiful essay. I'm still at the waterfall--my new favorite metaphor about time and memory.