Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 07:34:35 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Random Thought: Four Corners of the Classroom

My good friend Steve Gunter reminded me that teaching is the mission of movement. It is assisting discovery of the world and self; it is entertaining the always more; it is revealing the always possibile; it is encouraging the continue on; it is seeding the imagination; it is reaching out and in for the limitless; it is nurturing the creative; it is implanting courage, hope and joy; it is fostering strength, responsibility and truth; it is nurturing the desire to learn, change, grow, and become.
Teaching is a powerful, tough, and important art. It is a solemn trust. Lives are at stake, the teacher's as well as the students'.
And so, the four corners on which rest each classroom, from pre-school to the university, must be: