{"id":193,"date":"2023-04-16T19:38:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T23:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/constantinpoindexter.com\/blog\/?p=193"},"modified":"2023-04-16T19:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T23:38:31","slug":"teaching-a-wonderful-opportunity-for-personal-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/constantinpoindexter.com\/blog\/teaching-a-wonderful-opportunity-for-personal-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching, a Wonderful Opportunity for Personal Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This was an awesome training program. Teaching is a most noble form of “paying it forward”. Pre-K through high school level, the impact that a mentor, a kind and patient guide, is immeasurable. “Teachers are the agents of the future. Will our world be populated by people ready and able to meet that future as creative and critical thinkers; as wise, compassionate and knowledgeable citizens; as skilled and motivated solutionaries within their professions? The answer to this question lies with teachers. More than any other profession, teaching has the power to create a healthy, just, and peaceful world (or not). It has the ability to seed our society with informed, caring and engaged citizens (or not). It has the capacity to inspire lifelong learning and a passion for knowledge, understanding, and innovation (or not). Is there anything more important than this?” (Zoe Weil, Common Dreams, 2011<\/a>) With Zoe, I must concur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might choose to teach part-time, substitute or full-time, for pay or not as your conscience and need may be. Regardless, I recommend this or similar series to anyone with interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Society grows when men plant trees, the shade of which they know that they will never live to enjoy.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This was an awesome training program. Teaching is a most noble form of “paying it forward”. Pre-K through high school level, the impact that a mentor, a kind and patient guide, is immeasurable. “Teachers are the agents of the future. Will our world be populated by people ready and able to meet that future as … <\/p>\n

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