Guru's Handbook

You will make mistakes in front of your student Yes, you will Hide these, and you teach your student to hide Use these, and you teach your student to learn from mistakes

If you believe that as a teacher you should make no mistakes, your choices are either to make none or to hide [...]

You are a bridge If you cannot see both sides You will fall short

To teach well, remember your past.

You are the bridge from your own teachers to the students in front of you. It is your job to introduce the teachings of the past to minds of the present, to help [...]

When you stand before the student you take on an ancient role and a sacred duty

When you teach, you accept an ancient and sacred responsibility. You stand with the likes of Socrates and Mother Terresa.

You also stand with the screaming parent down the hall, and the high school principal who would rather [...]

Teaching is not about you and yet it very much is

Your duty is to pass on your knowledge to the student, not to impress the student with your knowledge.

As Teacher, you must take the stage to teach. When instead you take the stage to be admired, you get in the way of [...]

There are good scripts for teaching Collect many Throw some away

I know a brilliant artist who one day presented slides of his work to a room full of aspiring artists. With each amazing, vibrant work he showed he told us again how his work was lacking.

The quality of his art gave his [...]

Do you wish to be heard? First teach your students to listen

To be heard by your students, you must first teach them to listen.

Start by listening yourself. Listen deeply.

Listen to the way they speak, the way they hold themselves, the way they breathe. If you listen well, your students will tell [...]

Teaching is all about tossing out clues and hoping your student trips over one or two

You cannot force a student to learn. You cannot insert knowledge or skills into your student.

As a teacher all you can do is set up clues for them to find. You can offer your vision [...]