The Direction of Intention

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Clare said, “I wouldn’t be a good teacher,” and I challenged her about that. She was taking an encaustic painting class and one of her classmates was very needy of attention. “If you don’t respond to her story she’ll tell it again and again until you do and it drives me nuts!” Clare declared.

“That should drive you nuts so why wouldn’t you be a good teacher?” I asked.

“A teacher has to put up with that or pretend that stuff is okay.” She huffed. “I couldn’t do it.”

“What makes you think a teacher has to be an enabler of neediness? Isn’t a teacher’s job to support students to fulfill their potential? It isn’t a matter of putting up with it or not putting up with it – it’s not a fixed condition, inevitable, or a character flaw. It is someone who doesn’t yet see them self as powerful.” Clare looked at me like I was a Martian. “You might be a great teacher because it drives you nuts. You just need a different idea of what makes a great teacher.”

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