This Subject Ain't So Hairy

When you are a teacher, you are always learning. When you begin to think that you have learned enough, you are entirely in error. A teacher's job in any subject, is to be a master in the skills and knowledge. Continually doing research on the subjects you teach is necessary. You must keep studying and growing. And, not just the material needs expanding, but the teacher himself. Teachers are Professional Learners. "Inside every great teacher, there is an even better one waiting to come out" (Wong, The First Days of School). Teachers inspire life-long learning in their students, by first having the enthusiasm for it themselves. No one finishes a bag of Planters Peanuts one day realizing they have learned everything there is to learn. It takes Eternity to know everything and be good at everything. The fun of being alive is continually experiencing new situations, new relationships, new knowledge, and then learning to use it all for something worth all the time and effort you have put into it. Life is a learning experience, whether we succeed or not depends solely on how much dedication and perseverance we give.