"A dull teacher, with no enthusiasm in his own subject, commits the unpardonable sin" - R.C. Wallace
"Who was your favorite teacher, Diane?" Julie asked her friend as they watched their children play together on the beach.
"That's easy. Mr. Danker, my tenth grade Biology teacher. He was strange, that was for sure. But I still remember everything we did in his class. He was also into taxidermy, and above each of our desks hung some sort of stuffed animal!" Diane excitedly explained.
"Oh, how gross!" Julie was horrified.
"No, it was cool. Each week we had a test, and it was difficult. But we could improve that grade if we dared. We could gain extra credit if we ate, without gagging, something he brought in - like oysters, squid, or even pig's feet!" Diane was quite animated now.
"I remember that we created a huge animal collage all through the year. You could only put something on it if you could identify it and tell one defining characteristic. At the end of the year, part of the final exam was to find a particular animal on that collage, identify it, and remember that characteristic. You know, I haven't thought about that in years. Why don't our children's teachers teach like that?" Diane's joy ended abruptly.
Are we teaching like that? Can your students see your passion in what you teach? If you don't have passion, find it! Only then can you light that same flame in your students.
Prompt: How can I show more passion for what I teach to my students?
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