I binge read the Gong book this last weekend. I enjoyed how formulaic it was in solving teaching/learning problems. Overall, I learned that teaching and learning are not two separate responsibilities held by two separate teams. It's not as if Teachers are meant to only teach and learners only need to sit and listen to the teacher. No. Teachers to effectively teach and for learners to effectively learn, each needs to participate in both teaching and learning.
Teachers:
Learn > Teach
Learners:
Learn > Teach
I also found it inspiring to think about how this can be the pattern for teaching no matter what level I'm teaching to. There's always more to learn and understand no matter how foundational the material is that I'm teaching. As I look at the world this way, my enthusiasm for the learning can provide some momentum my students can catch on to.
Art, philosophy, teaching, music etc. all present a sense of discord for me. Not the same kind of discord that is discouraging or repelling, but rather one that asks for a resolution. Design, for example, presents many problems, but at the same time offers a avenues to fix them, and I feel satisfied when I do. I think this is what subjectivity does, it forces us to find a way rather than conform to the way. It allows for greater learning because there is no single solution. The right answer is a right answer but not because it is the only right answer.
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