A Passionate Teacher

 If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else; It will spread into your work and into your life. There are not limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond." ~Bruce Lee

For the longest time I did not want to accept what others saw so clearly in me-a teacher.  A teacher? Me? I always knew that I held a passion to see others receive the essences of any lesson presented and not just the fluff of it.  I always knew that in order for learning to become a sought after pursuit, one had to have a connection that ignited the soul with inspiration. Every passionate teacher knows that in order to see a student grow, they must inspire those they teach to go beyond the status quo, take risks that develop strengths, and find happiness in being oneself.

The status quo is a barrier to creativity. When teachers do not inspire those they teach to go beyond it, teacher’s stand in the way of what a student needs to fully grow in courage, faith, and individuality. Teacher’s should never partner with the status quo. If teachers want to see those they teach reach their full potential and break through attitudes of defeat, the status quo must never have an input. The current situation is an enemy to those who desire to learn and passionate teachers know how to show their true allegiance by inspiring their students to go beyond what is not etched in stone.

When those we teach take risks, they discover strengths they thought they never had. Excellent teachers encourage risk-taking, especially if it will inspire more learning for the student. Great teachers never allow those they teach to get comfortable or to choose a safe place. They want those they teach to stick their necks out, stand up for what is right, to boldly go where no one in their circle has ever gone.  Developed teachers show those they teach how to take risks in accordance to their strengths. 

The most valuable lesson that can be learned for any student is to be oneself. Gifted teachers know how to inspire those they teach to be happy with who they are, but never allowing those they teach to stay where they are.  When those we teach are happy with themselves we find them more open to being inspired and developed.  Talented teachers are skilled at encouraging those they teach to celebrate their strengths and make peace with their weaknesses.  When those we teach are themselves, they inspire us.

So what makes a passionate teacher so inspiring?  They are not partners with the status quo. They encourage risk-taking that develops strengths, and they make it easy for those they teach to be oneself.  This is inspiration. This is teaching. This is me.  

            Father, thank you for waiting for me.  Never giving up on me.  Coming to see about me.  You know the lives that will be touched when all of your creation is living in their purpose. Help us to shine bright as You shine for us each and everyday. In Jesus name, Amen. 

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