Teachers

I have been thinking a lot about my last post. I just finished rereading on of my favorite books, Tuesdays with Morrie. This past year I have had the privilege of working on a project with a great teacher. As I reread that book, I thought a lot about that teacher/student relationship where I was in the reversed role of the student. Although I still keep in touch with my teacher, I find that I miss talking with him in a focused way, with a clear project agenda. In the hours spent working together, we would talk about solutions to problems in the world, in education, and ultimately each week I would learn a lot about solutions to my own problems as well, just from our discussions.

Teachers take many shapes and forms. They might be a formal teacher, a colleague, a friend, a relative, or a student. I dedicated my dissertation to my students. They taught me as much as I ever taught them. They taught me about patience, human dignity, alternate learning styles, friendship, how to have fun, how to care, and so much more. They always believed in me as I did in them.

I miss them and my teacher. Today was just one of those hard days where I was sad... There are good days and bad ones. Fortunately more ups than downs :-)