A timely reminder to us all perhaps ? As we approach that
time of year when students are looking for that reference
they had three months ago from a book or web site they have
forgotten, for their final project !!
On Sat, 10 Mar 2001 10:20:48 -0500 Louis_Schmier
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This ia the core principle of my teaching, my first principle,
> around which everything I believe and do revolves:
>
> To help each student become the
> person he or she is capable of becoming.
>
> By "capable" I mean in terms of untapped potential and unrealized
> growth; unrealized growth not merely in terms of grades, GPA, diploma, and
> profession or job. I mean "capable" also in those things that are
> important during what I call the "alone and quiet" times with oneself:
> serenity in the face of confusion and conflict, inner stamina against
> those who would strip away your uniqueness; personal "greatness" without
> grandiosity; continuous quest.
>
> This is not just a statement about what I do, how I feel, what I
> think. It is a statement about who I have become and am becoming.
>
> I truly believe that my identity and integrity as a teacher is
> rooted in being a life-giver and life-affirmer, in being a lid-lifter and
> value-adder. I would describe that mission as one of being a servant
> teacher who turns the focus away from myself onto each and every student,
> who finds out what each student needs, who serves the needs of each
> student, who consistently and constantly puts each student first in my
> feelings and thoughts, who does whatever it takes--not just my best--to
> meet those needs with hope, faith, belief, love, care, persistence, and
> determination.
>
> And so, at the end of the term, when each student thinks about me,
> do they say, "My life is better because of him. I am a better person for
> having known him. He made a difference." That's the ultimate and only
> true evaluation.
>
> Make it a good day.
>
> --Louis--
>
>
> Louis Schmier [log in to unmask]
> Department of History www.therandomthoughts.com
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