Chapter 6Teaching
One of the most difficult disciplines to master, in any field, is teaching. There are plenty of experts in the world but far fewer expert teachers.
Teaching isn’t just regurgitating what we know. It’s an art that requires us to step outside of our own heads and into the mind of someone who’s learning something new. Simply knowing something is just one ingredient in the recipe for a successful teacher.
Too often, we expect someone with great knowledge to be an equally great teacher. But those qualities don’t always come together. Isiah Thomas was a Hall of Fame point guard in the NBA. He was a 12-time NBA all-star and led the Detroit Pistons to two NBA World Championships as a player. Yet, as a head coach, he had a pedestrian ...
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