Again, using the same process, I set out to get the key ideas in a dashboard from which I could then zero in on the ideas missing from my definition.I couldn't help but notice the many comments made by my fellow students about how difficult it was to articulate. It seems the more entrenched one becomes in an activity, the harder it is to take a surface approach. No surprise, but comforting to know that we all struggle to describe our life's work, our daily joys and struggles.... maybe even our obsession with the continuous improvement in the art an science of teaching.
Beyond the searching for the impossible- an all-encompassing definition, we settle for inspired ideas that contribute to better understanding and practical . After all... that is what teaching is about- why shouldn't we allow ourselves that?
So, a new definition jumped off the page and onto the paper.
TEACHING IS....
A continuous improvement cycle of purpose-driven, holistic and culturally relevant collaboration or exchange, built on human relationship factors, to engage motivation, attention and goal setting in order to extract knowledge, skill or other value from a “hands on” and/or “minds on” experience or opportunity.
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