I
love sitting back and learning from those who are my superiors in skill and
knowledge. To be able to absorb their
enthusiasm for their craft is almost intoxicating to me. To listen to how the person’s voice changes
to an almost reverent tone as they share their extended knowledge on a specific
subject…that’s super cool.
I
suppose it speaks to how I adore being around passionate people. Those who have a thirst for gaining more
knowledge and sharing what they already know appeal to me on a high level. It’s sort of like having a good teacher
versus a not so good one.
It’s
true that those who set out to earn a teaching degree will succeed in their
quest if they are motivated to do so.
They study material, take exams to prove they’ve absorbed what has been
taught and later demonstrate, in a classroom setting, how they can apply that
knowledge.
All
of this is fine and dandy, but…there’s a significant piece of the equation
missing. Nowhere in the textbooks that a
teacher-to-be studies is there a section to mold them into an amazing teacher,
one who has the innate ability to inspire a thirst of learning in the average
student much less captivate more studious ones.
These,
the ones who can place students under their “spell” of teaching, are the ones
who I could sit and listen to all day…every day…and well into the night. They’re the ones who are so driven by their
knowledge and skills that they have
to share with others. Get the ones
willing to listen to them as hyped up as they are. And they do…at least with me.
Natural-born
“teachers” can’t help but share their knowledge with others. Those who take the time to learn from them
fall under their intoxicating spell of higher knowledge. These were the teachers in school whose class
you never wanted to leave. Whose
assignments you rushed to complete first.
They’re the ones you stumble across in your adult life who captivate you
with their extreme passion for their skill/knowledge and want to draw you
in. No…they need to draw you in.
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