“Every single interaction you have with another person leaves that person a little more energized, or a little less. That's true for all of us, but the further up the leadership ladder you are, the greater the leverage you have becomes. Employees notice every single thing you do. Be very mindful of the messages you're sending.”
Jason Rhode, CEO, Cirrus
Jason Rhode, CEO, Cirrus
Teaching and helping others has been one of my passions. It is what really makes me get up in the morning.
In Romania while working for a USAID-funded small-business consultantcy I unexpectedly ended up taking over from a Peace Corp Volunteer who came to the position expecting to change the world. His arrogance start the class off on the wrong foot, and their inability to understand him (as a non-native English speaker himself) made for a perfect disaster.
When I arrived they were disillusioned.
With some kind and hard work, the class increased by two-fold and continued the momentum until the time I left.
I saw the difference between teaching a subject where the students are forced to learn a subject and those that wanted to learn it on their own (relative) free will. It makes me think of the structure of classroom learning and especially the structure of instruction-based learning models...
In Romania while working for a USAID-funded small-business consultantcy I unexpectedly ended up taking over from a Peace Corp Volunteer who came to the position expecting to change the world. His arrogance start the class off on the wrong foot, and their inability to understand him (as a non-native English speaker himself) made for a perfect disaster.
When I arrived they were disillusioned.
With some kind and hard work, the class increased by two-fold and continued the momentum until the time I left.
I saw the difference between teaching a subject where the students are forced to learn a subject and those that wanted to learn it on their own (relative) free will. It makes me think of the structure of classroom learning and especially the structure of instruction-based learning models...
I stumbled into teaching skiing as I met a diverse bunch of people at an old community lodge on Mt. Hood. Many of them taught and from them I did the same. I realized my specialty was teaching the very young.
This teaching, like the previous, was certainly not based on the financial remuneration.
This teaching, like the previous, was certainly not based on the financial remuneration.
It always seems like a catastrophe waiting to happen when teaching someone whose head weighs almost as much as their body, but the smile they have when they succeed is well worth the work.
With teaching skiing I try to figure out if they are Visual, Auditory, or Kinesthetic (VAK).
In the end since it is a physical skill being taught it comes down to being able to make the muscles do what they what they are told; but the way to that place is based on the ability of the student to learn.
In the end since it is a physical skill being taught it comes down to being able to make the muscles do what they what they are told; but the way to that place is based on the ability of the student to learn.