Thursday, August 19, 2021

Five Minute Friday • Teach

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A decade ago on facebook mini-polls trended for a while. One of mine asked what little kid me wanted to be when I got older. Choices were artist, teacher, famous, and designer. Similarities between artist and designer should have clued people – although I do some fine art, I usually identify as an artist-designer – but evidently not. Most people guessed teacher or artist. Only Mike Lewis of MIchael David Lewis Music correctly guessed famous, but he may have been the only respondent I knew in real life. Mike didn't need to guess. Mike knew.

Famous hasn't happened (yet!), but teacher has. I'm very greedy and I want to learn as much as possible from everyone and in every situation. Of course… I don't seriously crave a lot of life going down with circumstances sufficiently dire they only become a "learning experience." I love to teach because When you teach others, you teach yourself, per violinist Itzhak Perlman.

What do I like to teach? Everything I know something about. Art and design; bible and theology; music— especially keyboards. How about you? Would you rather be the teacher or the learner? If your answer is teacher, you know you're both.

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6 comments:

  1. Amanda DzimianskiFriday, August 20, 2021 4:30:00 AM

    Yes! I love to learn, and to share what I've learned. Definitely both.

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  2. AndrewFriday, August 20, 2021 5:24:00 AM

    Wish that I knew how to teach
    the cool stuff that I know,
    but that skill's quite out of reach,
    so down the road I go,
    acting all mysterious
    (It's alchemy, old son!),
    and leaving people curious
    that, really, such a one
    as I truly seem to be
    could ever have the smarts
    to do the stuff that they can see
    needs mastery of certain arts
    when I look like I don't know
    more than a water buffalo.

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  3. Joanne ViolaFriday, August 20, 2021 5:39:00 AM

    I have often said that I am a perpetual student. I love to learn. While I am not a teacher by profession, I do hope I have been able to instill some good into the lives of those around me.

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  4. Paula ShortFriday, August 20, 2021 5:06:00 PM

    Amen. So very well spoken. I love to learn, Thank you for this lovely post. Blessings.
    ~Selah ~
    FMF#16

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  5. JenniferSaturday, August 21, 2021 3:26:00 PM

    I love to teach....but teach little people:) Learning is great as well...but teaching is what makes my heart happy!

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  6. AnnetteSunday, August 22, 2021 12:34:00 PM

    oh, I'd have to say both I think... learning is so much fun, and sharing what you know and enlightening someone else... joy! :) FMF3

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