Personality Of Teaching

The beginning of a lesson or presentation is vital. In the first 5 or 10 minutes you could win the hearts of your audience or turn them off completely to the idea of ever valuing what you say. It can be hard to believe that people can be so cruel, to pass judgment in so little time. But in reality that is how our paradigms work. We use them to quickly sort the information of lives, deciding what is worth our time and what isn’t. A teacher is no different, a student will analyze them and in the first few minutes decide if its more worth their time to listen to the lesson or if daydreaming will be more beneficial. (more…)

People have opinions… well no duh, you might be thinking. Its true it is a simple statement that anyone could believe. But what does it mean to have an opinion? An entire dissertation could be created to answer this question, one exploring how they form and why and how people portray them. However for our purposes here there is one vital factor we must understand. An opinion is an idea that is directly connected to someone’s heart.

When we are teaching and invite comments and questions we must understand that we are inviting opinions or in other words we are inviting people to publicly voice their hearts. When this happens you must realize what a great responsibility you have just taken on. You are telling people that you want to hear what they have to say because you feel their thoughts will add to your lesson. And so when they speak in order for them to feel appreciated you must wield each comment with the utmost respect. (more…)