Having spent my entire career teaching, I have learned three important lessons about education. First, no teacher can be the answer to all our problems. We can offer insights and perspective. We can offer guidance when applicable. But the most important thing a teacher can offer is the creation of a safe place to share, reflect, and to be heard.
Second, we are all teachers for each other. When we build safe spaces and safe social networks and communities, we can all learn from each other. We can all share and teach, because each of us carries wisdom, insights, and perspectives that can aid another person.
Third, as Indian sage, Nisargadatta Maharaj, noted: “The outer teacher is merely a milestone. It is only your inner teacher that will walk with you to the goal, for he [she] is the goal.” As we move forward in life, my hope is that each of us can find and listen to our “inner teacher”. For they are the goal and the solution to all the endings and new beginnings that will come our way.
This week, walk the path of discovery and seek your inner teacher. It will be a remarkable and rewarding journey.
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