Tutors...

October 5 was International Teacher's Day. Last Saturday, in my country, was Teacher's Day. We also had Children's Day three days before, so I was still in the mood for Children's Week and ended up letting Teacher's Day become just a day off. To make up for this, I have decided to post a little something about these great people who have made me grow and become the teacher I am now. The people who have inspired and guided me and whom I turn to whenever I feel I need some kind supporting words. Or just a wake up call... My tutors!

Prix. =)

@teacher_prix

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'Teaching does not cause learning', that's what one of my first tutors used to say. If it was she who coined this motto or if she had borrowed it from someone else, I don't know and won't bother doing any research for now. What I do know is that by guiding me through so that I could make sense of this sentence was the turning point of my career. After those training sessions I was never the same inexperienced, rather naive, trainee anymore. I wouldn't just enroll a training course expecting what my tutors would give me, but how they would guide me so that I could give them my very best. This is another saying I borrowed from another great tutor: 'always guide, never give'. What I find most interesting is that all these great people I have come across come from many different backgrounds and cultures, even from abroad and they share the same passion and have the same sensitivity to their trainees' silliest questions. 'There's no such thing as a stupid question' said another inspiring tutor.

These people have always been there for me somehow. It doesn’t really matter if it was ages ago that I had my first session with that tutor I mentioned in the begining of this piece, or if it was just last week that I attended a webinar with my last tutor – they are always there to help me and guide me a little more. It’s never-ending!

Now, I'm on the other side playing the part these people I've always looked up to have played. Will I ever achieve their level of excellence?

One thing I know... Causing learning or not, the way you have scaffolded my learning has definitely taught me great lessons!

For having guided me through so that I could walk on my own (and allow me to get back to you whenever I get stuck) I thank you!

Happy teacher’s week!