what is a successful teaching career
February 17, 2025successful teaching #
I think a rewarding teaching career must be defined by my relationships with students. If I go through my whole career without significantly impacting my students (i.e., their lives are virtually unchanged by our time together), then I think I’ve missed something. Though, if after 30 years of teaching, I am contacted by other students (or, I see evidence of students) who share how their time with me has significantly helped them in their lives, then I think I’ve had a rewarding teaching career. I would feel rewarded extrinsically and intrinsically.
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