Education is no one-way street, in order to educate, a certain level of openness is required. A willingness to accept that, despite your qualification, you may not be the most knowledgeable person in the room.In order to be a good educator you should be adaptable both in the classroom and when outside.
"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. If you put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash, be water my friend." - Bruce Lee
This quote sums up, to me, the life of an educator. As a person who is open to others opinions, you allow them a safe environment to learn and question things which they do not agree to. An educator has the means to make or break a child based solely on how they interact with the child. For this reason alone it is important for an educator to be a human being and not just a "teacher".
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