Being a teacher refers less to one who gives answers and expects conformity . . . and more to one who is capable of providing contexts and stimuli so each learner can discover for him or herself. Such teachers are skillful intermediaries and guides in the search for meaning and self-understanding. Rather than creating followers or imitators, their objective is to cultivate discoverers and seekers.
One of the qualities that seem to characterize great teachers is their willingness and capacity to go beyond given and inherited or conditional boundaries. Part of their genius is to be able to see things differently and act accordingly.
— Ronald L. Massanari 1
1. "Re-visioning Education", in ReVISION, vol. 11, no. 2 ( Fall 1988), pp. 27-30.
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