Canterbury tales – taking risks
“If you don’t take risks, you won’t win” was what Silvia told us – teachers from various countries – during one of our classes. Well, easy to say, harder to do, you might think. How often do we keep to some attitudes, behaviour, decisions of ours, when we have long forgotten why we actually do that? Maybe because it’s difficult to go out of the comfort zone, to risk and try to look for something better. And, as Basia wrote in one of her posts, you should always ask (and look) for more :)
Now, how does it influence teaching? Just as it influences life – it’s not easy to risk a lesson, to use totally new ideas, techniques, the results of which we may not be that sure of ourselves. But isn’t it just the fun of teaching and life, too – trying out new things, never stopping, always striving for more?
Hmmm, I’m getting quite philosophical in Canterbury :)
End of episode 2