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Andrew Smith's avatar

This one got me chuckling knowingly: "he loves the animals, it’s the owners he can’t stand. I thought (but didn’t say), Honey, wait till you meet clients."

I've been teaching consistently for about 20 years now, and I always try to carry the same level of humility you have. I make mistakes every single class I teach, make mental corrections for next time, and move along to the next class. Every lesson is an opportunity for me to gather data, to see which approaches are connecting with which students.

We're instructors, but we are also students.

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Peter Clayborne's avatar

So interesting to see the teacher's perspective here. I admire your humility in this situation; I'd probably feel hurt, defensive, and indignant after a review like that. It's also really cool to see some of the nuts and bolts of architecture — it's always fascinated me even tho I've never studied it directly. I'm taking notes about how to write a personal essay on difficult moments like this!

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