I found the following poem (written by Lee Crockett, Ian Jukes and Andrew Churches) on Tony Gurr's All Things Learning blog.  Take a look at Tony's blog and follow it, too!!

In coming closer and closer to the end of my teacher education program I thought it was appropriate to re-post the poem as part of what I intend to become -- along with a continuing reflective educator!

What is a Teacher?

A guide, not a guard.

What is learning?

A journey, not a destination.

What is discovery?

Questioning the answers, not answering the questions.

What is the process?

Discovering ideas, not covering content.

What is the goal?

Open minds, not closed issues.

What is the test?

Being and becoming, not remembering and reviewing.

What is learning?

Not just doing things differently, but doing different things.

What is teaching?

Not showing them what to learn, but showing them how to learn

What is school?

Whatever we choose to make it.

(by Lee Crockett, Ian Jukes & Andrew Churches)