Teachin n Learning--Opposite Sides of Same Coin

Teaching anything is tricky and requires a lot of Responsibility. A Student has a potential, and it's the Instructor's job to help bring this out. Too many teachers take all the credit for a student performing well, and too many students don't know when they've been taught right. Actually, a Great Teacher knows more about just setting up the right circumstances for Comfort Zone and Learning . . . and then getting out of the Student's Way; . . . and it might help if progressive students could recognize when they've been taught right, instead of just taking it for granted. Our current socio-economic systems are not conducive to recognizing this fundamental truth, hence most great teachers go totally unnoticed, which is unfortunate for any students to come. Oh, I might cry in my beer about not getting very far in Life, but at least I know I've done what I can (which is good for the soul in the  long run),---and a few Great Students will know as well, as Teaching and Learning are opposite sides of the same coin.

The GH Syndrome

I realize what I do as a Ski Instructor may be just water under the bridge at this late date. But my books are out, and the Powers-That-Ski are reading them---that sure counts, as They're probably learning from me even if They don't admit it. Call it "the GH Syndrome: those who affect change . . . don't always win." Surely a small percentage of you give-a-damn and agree with my philosophy and methods and good intentions: Don't be afraid to stick your neck out like myself. It's not just about Ski Instruction, it's about doing what is right in all walks of life, and ultimately Saving Mankind and even The Planet---otherwise we're all just a bunch of ski bums not caring of any consequences. No, I'm not Jesus, and I don't have his support---but I don't make promises I can't keep. I'm just a damn-good Ski Teacher doing what I can when I can. Personally, I'd like to avoid or post-pone any shit hitting the fan, to ski-n-teach forever-and-ever-Amen . . . or at least an extra day.