A Tour Guide
The metaphor the best fits my role as teacher is “tour guide”. I use my experience to “show the way” for others. On my teaching profile I also post that my role is to “pay it forward”. I think back to the teachers that taught me, the effort they put into teaching me, and the end result – a long career in my field of study; then I think that I now have the opportunity to continue the cycle.
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“path finder consulting map” by djuggler is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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