Every bishop can testify to the promptings that attend calls to serve in the Church. Frequently the call seems to be for the benefit not so much of those to be taught or led as for the person who is to teach or lead.
I hope that I serve by being a teacher.
And that's it; that's why I want to teach; that's the one and only compensation: to make a permanent difference in the life of a child.
You don’t become a teacher to make a world of money. You become a teacher to make a world of difference.
A primary goal of teaching anything is the advantage that learning gives to people over their competitors who haven't been as well taught.
First figure out why you want the students to learn the subject and what you want them to know, and the method will result more or less by common sense.
I can tell you I'm not exactly sure why I teach. I think a lot of it is just it's the sense of community. A real desire to be involved both with people older than myself and people younger.
At it's highest level, the purpose of teaching is not to teach—it is to inspire the desire for learning. Once a student's mind is set on fire, it will find a way to provide its own fuel.
