And there is the essence of it all: trust. Never use people as a means to an end but always treat people as ends in themselves. If my students do not trust me not to use them for my own ends, they will never trust me and my teaching success will fizzle out within only a few semesters. I will be the agitator or the manipulator or the …
And there is the essence of it all: trust. Never use people as a means to an end but always treat people as ends in themselves. If my students do not trust me not to use them for my own ends, they will never trust me and my teaching success will fizzle out within only a few semesters. I will be the agitator or the manipulator or the propagandist but certainly not their trusted teacher. My classes will be circus performances some will become my dancing bears and others just observers of the political performances.
And there is the essence of it all: trust. Never use people as a means to an end but always treat people as ends in themselves. If my students do not trust me not to use them for my own ends, they will never trust me and my teaching success will fizzle out within only a few semesters. I will be the agitator or the manipulator or the propagandist but certainly not their trusted teacher. My classes will be circus performances some will become my dancing bears and others just observers of the political performances.