MONDAY BYTES – November 7, 2011
Recently, my friend and inspiring composer/bassoonist/thinker John Steinmetz sent me this great email. I’d been writing to him about teaching and he sent me this terrific advice wrapped in a great example. Thanks, John! Here’s what he wrote:
“I’m remembering Tim Gallwey, who changed from an ordinary tennis coach to start on the path that eventually led to “The Inner Game of Tennis” on the day when he decided to use his teaching time to learn as much as he could about what helps learning and what gets in the way. In a manner of speaking he resolved not to teach any more, but to be a close observer of the learning process. My impression is that lots more learning happened in that environment! (One of his key insights was no matter whether learning happened or didn’t happen, he would learn something—either about what helped or about what got in the way.)”
Question: What change in perspective would boost your work from “ordinary” to something much greater?
BTW: The root meaning of “educate” is to “draw out.” It’s a kind of coaxing and active engagement. I love the dynamic of mutual discovery—these are the best moments in teaching, in learning, and living.
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