“But Dad…”
September 5, 2014
Today marks the end of week one of “Back 2 School” Facebook posts of the first day of school photos-including teacher selfies on the first day-have now morphed into comments about long homework assignments and all that students have learned already this week. Hopefully, students everywhere are learning their lessons well and avoiding a major hindrance to learning-an unteachable spirit!
One of the many indications that we are unteachable is an argumentative or defensive nature. How we receive correction and instruction reveals how teachable we are. I can remember being…