Share Stories of Teachers Who've Inspired You
from the article, by marshafamiliaroenright in Savvy Street: "Inspiration is the fundamental mission of the teacher, because of motivations’ deep importance to learning. Active Listening is a powerful teaching tool which promotes an inspiring relationship between teacher and student." I remember a while back, winterwind was discussing this very important teaching skill. How important it is to encourage your student to ask the questions about a particular subject then it is for you to ask questions for the student to answer. Marsha gives some examples of this in her article. Great read and 3rd in a four part series. (The other articles are linked in the piece.)
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My most inspiring professor was my undergrad thesis advisor. When he saw my first draft on my undergrad thesis, he said that the discussion section is not your last chance to B.S. When he listened to a definitely premature runthrough of my undergrad thesis talk about a week before the official talk, he told me that I would never make a good professor. Those two direct challenges turned that project into a major success, and ultimately inspired me to become a much better public speaker and ultimately a solid professor.