“Education is the kindling of a flame not not the filling of a vessel. ”
Socrates
Do You Teach or Do You Educate?
As a teacher, I never really thought about the difference between teaching and educating. As a retired teacher, I hope that I was a teacher that inspired rather than a teacher that just imparted [...]
How do you live your life? Could you teach a valuable lesson to others by the way you live your life? There are many times in life when we can teach a valuable lesson to others especially our own children without even using words by the way we live. As you live your life, you [...]
Teachers Make a Difference
As teachers, many times we do not know the effects that we make upon a student’s life. It can be a simple word of encouragement or a little push to keep trying or a simple nod of understanding. This tale is about the effect of a simple “Thank You” from a student [...]
