Friday, August 14, 2009

What Sets Your Favorite Teachers Apart?

ACK! This shot was from the fateful Foxxy Cleopatra shoot for Beading Daily. I couldn't find a Foxxy wig, so had to go with a Napoleon Dynamite one. It was such a depressing shoot--I felt ridiculous and rushed and well...kinda trashy. Just ACK! you know? Anyway, I think I'm over that hump now so thought you'd get a giggle about what that get-up looked like in color. Believe me, it wasn't very foxy.

Okay, now that I've got your attention, I need to ask a favor:

I'm doing a lot more teaching over the next year. It's a change in my life I'm actually quite pumped up about. Not only will it simply get me out of the house to see people and learn how to be human again (oh, geez--is that why I've been playing dress up so much lately?), it'll also be a great incentive to continue designing and innovating...

So in my effort to be a better instructor, I thought it might be good to poll my blog readers:

What sets your favorite teachers apart?

(To be honest, I have another agenda with this little poll, too--I'll probably turn the results into a blog for Beading Daily.)

Thanks for your help!

3 comments:

Lexi said...

I've been fortunate to have a number of classes with master teachers, and the thing that makes them memorable is the extra tips that they've learned, like Cynthia R's odd-count peyote, Sherry S's way of designing theory, etc.

Jean Campbell said...

Thanks, Lexi--that's perfect! Just the ticket.

BeadsForever said...

My favorite teachers are those who are down to earth and have a sense of humor. Yes, they know their stuff and share it wisely and I'm in awe, but they also are humanly imperfect and not afraid to show it.