Comments on: What do you know for sure that just ain’t so?

By: peter hobday

peter hobday — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:38:25 +0000

All the teacher had to do was ask your daughter about it. That is what a good teacher would do.

Maybe people just don’t ask as many questions as they give anwers. A good question is more likely to show intellingence than an answer, which is often simply the result of good memory.

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By: Jonathan Fields

Jonathan Fields — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:40:04 +0000

@ Hayden – Yes, my friend! I think we’re all in the same boat there!

@ Christopher – great addition on the notion of embracing and cultivating uniqueness, sounds like you must be a great teacher!

@ Esther – Her teacher was actually quite lovely and very caring and, i think, this brief experience actually did open her up a bit.

By: esther

esther — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:25:35 +0000

what a sweet story. hopefully jesse’s teacher is open to learning from her students!

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:38:46 +0000

Great story. One of the reasons that I became a teacher was to help students become better learners. Learners who succeed by developing their individual strengths and talents by widening their experiences and perspectives on life.

It is teachers like the one you describe who do not see that every person on this planet has a valid viewpoint, from their personal perspective.

We may not agree nor understand that viewpoint, but just as ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ meaning and perspective are to be found in the unique experiences of the individual.

Criticism, even constructive criticism, can be damaging to the individual and help to create people who value themselves less and who are less likely to share of their talent and vision.

We need to embrace the value of those unique and differing viewpoints and learn from them, even as we share our own. In this way we will ourselves grow in our own experiences and perspectives, while, at the same time, positively affecting those whose views are different from our own.

By: Hayden Tompkins

Hayden Tompkins — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:35:45 +0000

What other people are thinking. Seriously, sometimes I have been absolutely baffled by something my s/o has said.

By: Jonathan Fields

Jonathan Fields — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:47:26 +0000

@ CatherineL – Funny thing is, I actually really loved her teacher, it wasn’t a conscious choice, she wasn’t even aware that her perspective had been limited by her own experience.

@ Akemi – Great story, same point, it’s amazing how ready we are to settle into our assumptions for years or decades without ever testing if they are still true.

@ End of Motherhood – Wow! Lucky you!

By: The End of Motherhood?

The End of Motherhood? — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:24:53 +0000

Nothing.

By: Akemi

Akemi — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:29:48 +0000

I like this post. So true.
It’s ironical how so many teachers are small-minded fearful people.
Another example in the same line of your point: You know how large dogs stay put in a yard with rather low fence? They can easily jump out, but they don’t attempt to do that. Because when they were puppies, they tried and tried, and they couldn’t, so they believe they can’t.

Akemi
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