Learn to Spot the Raw Material of Talent

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_synthetic_diamond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="A rose-cut synthetic diamond created by Apollo..." border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted" height="263" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Apollo_synthetic_diamond.jpg/300px-Apollo_synthetic_diamond.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;">Gems don't start out beautiful. Most look like a dirt clod. (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_synthetic_diamond.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">What teachers do</span></h2><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">My personal goal is to look at every student and find something that student is very good at doing. It must be honest and true. Sometimes it takes a while to find it but when I see it, I know it. Like an expert gem cutter, good at recognizing the raw material in a rock, an expert teacher can see the raw material of excellence in a student. Over time, as your suspicions are confirmed are proven wrong, you get better at this and learn to trust your instincts.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br /><div style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">But remember, that you are not a god, you are a teacher. You can share your opinion and what you notice about a student but ultimately if a student decides to pursue that area is up to the student and his / her parents.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">You are a scout, an advanced party who finds gems. The teacher’s role begins here because good teaching starts with caring before content. When students know you care then you’re ready to teach.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">This doesn’t mean you have to be a “softie” and weep daily at the injustices of their life. Some of my best teachers have been tough teachers. But deep down, I believed that they were knowledgeable and had my best interests at heart.</span></div><br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_c.png?x-id=f930cc07-4485-49ea-9447-43b6e7e35158" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>

Inspiration Teaching Learn to Spot the Raw Material of Talent

Gems don't start out beautiful. Most look like a dirt clod. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)What teachers doMy personal goal is to look at every student and find something that student is very good at doing. It must be honest and true. Sometimes it takes a …

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