Teachability is an Attitude

Since the school has decided to adopt the CAR motto (Choices, Attitudes & Responsibilities), I am going to focus on that for the next few entries.

In this profession, my job is to teach, and pass on the knowledge to another person.
But what is important, is that I remain teachable....meaning that I must focus on wanting to learn myself.
I must be open to the fact that there are still a lot of things that I do not know, and that each opportunity may present to me as a learning experience.

These days, I know I can no longer expect the kids to be seated quietly and dutifully follow what I say.  I am not the 'master', and it is not a 'monkey see, monkey do' situation.  No matter how much knowledge I may think I have, I can learn from what happens around me.

Failure thus...is something necessary in life.  Without failures, we don't learn .  Some people may think of defeats and outcomes that are not positive as signs of shortcomings...that may be true, but one needs to step back and think. 
Why have I failed?
Was it me, or circumstances beyond my control?
What can I change?
Can I find the courage to try again?

If you live to learn, then you will really learn to live.

Dear God,
Thank you for opening my eyes to what I have been blind to all these while.
Help me to continually learn, so that I can grow in Your Service
Ameen.