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updated mon 27 nov 00

 

cHuCk on sun 26 nov 00


This was a wonderful post (See below). I am looking forward to going back
into work on Monday morning partly because of Mels and Vince's posts about
teaching. Often being a good teacher is looking for the "teaching moment"
and staying out of the way 90 percent of the time till they ask for help.

Thanks for helping me get "fired" back up to work with the "clay kids"!

Chuck Wagoner
Potter/Teacher

Mel said.....

> my life as a teacher was one long demo. then, let them get to work
> and leave them alone.
> the hover teacher that says...`oh, i never have any time for my
> own work, i spend all my time with my students`...is doing a dis-
> service to those students.
> the more pots that i made, the more my students made. i always