I take a regular “debriefing” action every time I finish teaching a class.  By debriefing I mean that I take some quality time to assess what I did good…not so good…mistakes…cool progress steps…you all know what I mean.

Well the more recent class was a little more challenging.  Issues like attendance, completion and submission of quality assignments, and just interest in the course topic were all ongoing concerns.  The impact:  A feeling that I wanted them to learn…more than THEY wanted to learn.  And so what did I decide to do differently…you know “Corrective Action”?  Or if I was the mentor…what advice would I pass along?

It is so important that you “give your all” to your profession everyday…EVERYDAY!  In the case of my class…how sad it would be for me to lower my bar of learning expectations and teaching service delivery just because some choose to do the minimum.  Not only would you be “short-changing” the caring achievers…but the bad habit you would be enacting/adopting…sets a world-of-work example you wouldn’t want anyone…ANYONE to follow.

So my Learning Moment from my latest class instructor experience: EVEN IF JUST ONE cares a lot about learning…you need to care even more about teaching.