We can not hope to understand
completely what teaching and the
teacher are
the teaching cannot be
understood as a whole in all
its qualities.
Teaching, as we
believe it to be, is a
way of guiding
students to obtain the
amount and quality of
experience which will
help best to develop
their potential as
human beings.
Man is physical and spiritual.
He is a dynamic thinker, knower,
builder, and seeker who can be
guided by love and truth
The
process of
teaching
and learning
has a part
of itself a
special
quality of
learning.
The
whole of
life,
which is
indeed
the true
subject
for
learning.
student (the somewhat
less completely
developed learner)
Teacher
(the
somewhat
more
completely
developed
learner)
Teaching is
thus both a
science and
an art
There is much the
teacher must know
Is possible that a
teacher who knows
all will not be
effective in the
classroom
is an art that
requires a
balance of many
factors in actual
performance
knowledge, skill, and qualities of personality
Teaching is a great
and very satisfying
occupation, however, it
is difficult, requires
much effort, and may
harm both the
teacher and the
taught when badly
done.