Just now we are having a summer course at the course centre in Fanthyttan. It started two days ago, on Monday evening. On the first day when people were introducing themselves and giving the reason why they came the room was charged with hope, expectation and nervousness. As I write this article it is Wednesday and already the group dynamic is awakening and coming alive. The course started on Monday evening after dinner. Watching them work in the course room is a revelation, as the students begin to cast their mask aside and meet themselves.
The process is the same for me as the teacher or course leader, and each time I hold a course I have to set my mask aside and meet myself. I am constantly reminded why I do this work; it brings a lot of meaning and purpose into my life. For me it is a privilege to pass on my knowledge and experience to those that wish to receive it.
As I observe what is happening in the course room or wander through the school, I hear the students laughing and joking, involved in intense and deep conversation, opening their hearts and sharing with one another. It often brings a smile to my face and takes me back to the time when I began my journey. I also remember those feelings of expectation, hope and nervousness, those magic moments that I call the joy of realization. Then I am reminded of why I teach. I want to help people have their magic moments that hopefully will bring a meaning and purpose to their lives. As I challenge them, they challenge me. I love the challenge that they offer me as a teacher and I find it fascinating to meet all the different personalities. It is wonderful to be part of a sharing process inspired by an open heart.
The course has not ended yet. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day where many of our guests took the opportunity to enjoy the garden, and there I was trying to cut the grass as quickly as I could before the rain was coming again. Today it rains quite heavily in Fanthyttan, so that gives me a chance to catch up on a backlog of paper work, but soon we go back into the course room, and the teaching continues.
It gives me a great pleasure to watch the students have that Aha-experience, and they realize that they can do something that they thought was beyond their reach or capability. We do not know what is going to happen over the next few days with this course and our students, but I am sure we are going to meet the unexpected and learn to overcome the obstacles that we meet in the course of our everyday life. Who knows, if I as a teacher can retain an open mind, perhaps I will experience a moment of realization, because when I teach, my students become my teachers too. I will keep you posted.
/ Terry Evans
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