Reel Teaching
Associate JournalistI NEVER quite understood the saying “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” For one feature, I consider teaching on any level to be one of the most difficult disciplines to learn. Those who aren’t up to snuff unreservedly will not last more than a couple of years at the job. The challenge isn’t just about instruction ability—though classroom presence and technique matter immensely—but about compassion.
One of the most historic discoveries of teachers who endure is how to care just enough about the students. You demand to care enough to want to see each one succeed, not let them get lost in the multitude of faces and students numbers—and yet not get the show on the road into the trap of taking each student’s story personally. There is no easier or quicker way to desire out than trying to be everything to all.
The vocation of “saving” students is not methodically part of the job description. What should be is to inspire. I honestly believe that the worst students turn for the best teachers, because they know what the students are really opinion, and not just the smart and eager ones. The unlikely ones often become the longest-enduring ones.
Teachers get their techniques from all kinds of places. I recollect it’s invaluable to be interesting in the classroom, to be able to hold their regard. I found my style after perusing a lot of standup comedy, of Letterman and Leno, Robin Williams and Mitch Hedberg, and of direction, the great Rex Navarette. A good grasp of “Shaider” and “Bioman” helps as well. I always meditating the next step would be to learn to make balloon animals, do magical tricks and maybe eat fire. Let’s see the students sleep through that.
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