One specific is happening right now. I was asked to help out with a musical at my old high school. The Sound of Music is starting to get under way right now. I go to rehearsals and help out with music, with coaching, with dancing etc. It has been very good to implement what I've learned and stocked up in my bank. Sometimes I think the information we receive is immediately stuck into a place that makes those things stale right away. I believe that application of new information is the best way to keep that information fresh and exciting.
Working with shows like this one (this is not my first time doing this) let's me learn things on my own, but still with others. I am able to be a leader and learn with the students I'm working with. I think this is the best way to learn: guiding others and realizing that you are the one being guided by those that you are guiding.
This type of learning is very foreboding to many, however. It takes a lot of giving up of one's self. It is impossible to learn from those "below" you if you are always worried about demanding respect and repose when people relate to you. It takes a little letting go of the situation; which is VERY difficult, especially for a teacher.
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