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AT SERVICE
Teachers are at the service of their students. š
I always want to be a better teacherā¦ and when I say teacher, itās not just referring to yoga.
But how can I be a better teacher to my students, to my children, and to myself?
Being a teacher means taking on a leadership role. So what makes a good leader?
Itās interesting. š¤
When I think of the word āšš¦š¢š„š¦š³ā, I always feel some narcissistic tendencies. It sounds like dominance, authority, attention, and a little egoistic. š¬
But teachers ARE leaders. Instead of focusing on dominance and authority, we should view our roles as an act of service.
As a teacher, we do have to hold the authority. But when we are not careful, we can appear too dominant at times.
It may be a harsh thing to say, but we can give people the feeling that we are teaching them to seek attention and approval. We didnāt mean to, but we can show up that way.
There is one tip that helps me to stay in line with maintaining authority without being āšÆš¢š³š¤šŖš“š“šŖš“šµšŖš¤ā, which is to remember our role as a teacher, and that is to be at the service of our students. š©āš«
āšš³š¦š¢šµ šš¦š¢š„š¦š³š“ š·šŖš¦šø šµš©š¦šŖš³ š³š°šš¦š“ š¢š“ š¢šÆ š¢š¤šµ š°š§ š“š¦š³š·šŖš¤š¦, šÆš°šµ š¢šÆ š¢š·š¦šÆš¶š¦ š°š§ š¢š¶šµš©š°š³šŖšµšŗ š¢šÆš„ š¢šµšµš¦šÆšµšŖš°šÆā ā Adam Grant
By reminding ourselves that we should not display the dominant nature of a teacher/leader, we will be able to listen and observe our students more closely. š
We are leaders. But can we be leaders who also listenā¦
We are teachers. But can we be teachers who also learn and be ok to be wrongā¦
The key is to find a balance between the two.
It is not easy. And it takes practice. š”
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