Humility
It takes a healthy dose of ego to become a teacher. The job requires confidence to educate, entertain and inspire students new content on a daily basis. Moreover, teachers must have the guts to work hard even when students are disinterested and resistant to the task at hand.
To claim mastery of the profession — to kick your feet up and declare yourself an expert of the teaching profession takes even more ego. Truly excellent teachers will dismiss this behavior as complacent and self-aggrandizing. No one is ever finished perfecting their craft.
I created this site to focus on humility. Teaching is a craft honed over decades. None of us has all the answers, especially me. GoodTeaching.net is a site where educators can analyze what works, what doesn’t, and how to get better.
The name of this site, GoodTeaching, encapsulates the aims of a lifetime of work. Tomorrow must be better than today. Plan for improvement and take action. That’s good teaching.
I hope this site will inspire educators learn from each other and become better in serving their students and communities.
