Good point on easiness is not the right direction to go. An easier version of old-way education is as boring and even more jeopardizing. Hard working is a habit that needs to be exercised since young. We need to provide more thought-provoking and motivating experiences to students.

I envision an ideal teacher as a coach who treats students as full persons, support them to understand the outer world and inner selves, and cultivate their intellectual and mental power to pursue what interest and challenge them. This is not a perfect or complete definition. I just captured and shared what value to me at the current moment as I get inspired by your thoughts. Thanks for the nice post!

Hi Sara, you have a great dot-connecting post. I hope I have done this as well, but I ran out of time after finishing this week’s reading list. I am happy for you for recognizing what you are as a lifetime learner and being passionate to try out new teaching techniques.

I agree with you that the majority of people make great things happen with others. Similar to the idea that even the best performers in each field can benefit a lot from fresh eyes. How come many people do not realize that using a coaching or interactions with others on work are beneficial resources for everyone? Maybe people are too familiar with coaching as an occupation that they can not get inspired by the mechanism of coaching and interaction. There are always new things out of what we think we know well. It will be a long but fun journey!