Sunday, September 12, 2010

There Is No Such Thing As Teaching


There is no such thing as teaching.


There is learning.

There is mentoring.


Without learners pulling in the threads of knowledge

no amount of pushing those threads

can transport knowledge,

can manufacture learning;


The teacher's planning is irrelevant.

The teacher's skill is irrelevant.

The teacher's attitude is irrelevant.

The teacher is irrelevant.


The learner is all.


Do not attempt to teach.


Await a learner to mentor.