Reflective Statement

I consider teaching to be an experience of "happening", where intent is the spark that triggers synergistic growth and learning. On numerous occasions, I have found my ability to listen, to care and to reserve judgment as the key to the unfolding of better methods of instruction. These new techniques typically evolve through a group effort, which could never have been developed by any one person in isolation. I continuously experience the truth of my statement,

"If I coerce my students they may yield,
 If I nurture them long enough they will reveal"

When I see myself falling short in my striving for these truths, I try to visualize and feel the potential of this process - one that is rewarding in and of itself.