I love to learn; I always have. I learn something new every semester from my students, and sometimes I think they teach me more then I teach them. I love working and learning in the academic setting. Although I can learn on my own and anywhere I work, the academic setting provides me a place to truly collaborate with others.
In some ways I have always known that I want to teach; I just didn't know what. This past year has opened my eyes to a whole new world of possibilities. I have never thought I was a "great" writer; although I have been told I am "good" writer (whatever that means). Teaching is a humbling experience. It taught me what my strengths and weaknesses are in writing, editing, and teaching.
I have so much more to learn, and I can't wait to learn it. I think some of the best teachers are the ones who are knowledgable in their subject area but also know that they do not know everything and continue to learn along with their students. I hope to never lose my desire to learn once I begin teaching full-time.
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We will never know it all will we! That's the great thing about this whole notion of learning. There's something new everyday. Gaaaawwwwd, if we could just get students to catch a little bit of this disease, teaching would be so easy.
it's so true that the way to learn something is to teach it. i am SO GRATEFUL to teach not only eng 110 but eng 215 as well -- reading short stories in order to teach them has made me, i think, a much better writer AND reader. i am going to continue to teach as long as i can because that ensures that i always keep learning. love it, love it. (and so true, tim -- maybe we should make the students teach ... hmmm ... not a bad idea!)
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