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 Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:05 am Post subject: Read if you are "Pro" Bob Nuckolls |
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At 06:34 AM 1/12/2007 +0000, you wrote:
Gee Ron, that's a lot to live up to. I'll do my
best to justify everyone's expectations.
On the occasions that I've been a beneficiary
of accolades from my contemporaries, I've seen fit
to remind them that the very best way to honor any
good teacher is to use what they have offered you
as the seed stock for becoming a teacher yourself.
Just this week, one of our List members jumped in
and offered hands-on assistance to a new builder
in overcoming a demonstrable lack of understanding.
This ladies and gentlemen is a teacher's ultimate
high. Unlike material things that wear out, break
or become obsolete, knowledge and understanding
are among the few commodities that GROW in value
the more they are shared and used. To see the seeds
of my shared knowledge and understanding take root
and begin to grow does more for my sense of
accomplishment than any amount of awards or praise.
Any student of history will see that we're moving
into an information-driven age where individual
opportunities for everyone to generate lives filled
with personal achievement and wealth are virtually
boundless.
The smoothest roads to this new horizon are
paved with the efforts of good teachers, clear
thinkers, motivated students and energetic practitioners
of their skills. All roads will have potholes. There
will be individuals and even groups of individuals
who for whatever reason do not share this bright vision
and may even be intent upon destroying it.
But the enduring commodities of success are not
represented by material things. These are but
the byproducts of your real wealth . . . knowledge,
understanding and the skills to DO good things
with them.
Just yesterday on my way back from a fire drill
in Dallas I read this rather profound passage
in Barry Carter's book, "Infinite Wealth" where
he quotes Terry Widrick, an Iroquois indian
philosopher:
"I am reminded of the teachings I received from
one of my elders on speaking in council. He used to
state quite frequently that when we come to discuss
a particular problem or concern, we are to speak
only from our own experience. In that way we are
not guessing. What we speak has to be the truth as
much as we know it to be. When we speak, we are
also to refrain from attacking others. We are only
to speak with the understanding we have been given.
When we take part in discussion about an issue we
should put forward only those of our thoughts and
and beliefs that will help lead to a solution. We
are to speak recognizing that when we bring our
own individual truth to the truth put forward by
others we will all arrive at a greater truth and
understanding. We are not to speak against another
person's beliefs or ideals but only speak for
ourselves as we are given insight and wisdom.
[I'll interject that teachers have an
obligation to illuminate and rectify errors
of logic or understanding of simple-ideas.
The goal is not to emphasize shortcomings
of individuals but to enhance their prospects
for success by aiding their understanding.]
Nowadays, that is a hard thing to do, especially
when we are taught the arts of aversarialism in all
branches of education, whether they be educational,
political, social or religious."
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I'm sure that Mr. Widrick would be pleased to know
that his offering as teacher have found root in
yet another student . . . a student who perceives
value in adding these principals to his personal
toolbox for smoothing potholes in our paths to a
brighter future.
If you find value in the things that I can share
with you, there is no better use for those ideas
than to use them to improve your own life. In
so far as you have opportunity, be willing to
share with others so that the value of what we
do here will continue to benefit others long after
we are gone.
Thank you for the kind words.
Bob . . .
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