Greatest Compliment for a Teacher

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Today I received the greatest compliment a university lecturer can ask for. A student came up to me after a class to talk to me about some of the poetry we have discussed. (It’s a class on 19th Century British Poetry, and currently covering William Blake.)

“In Korea the teachers give the interpretations to the students. They tell us what the meanings are. But you don’t do that. You teach us to think for ourselves. I think your way is better.” she said.

Can there be any sweeter words for a teacher to hear?! – “You teach us to think for ourselves.”