Discovering the Keys: Spirit in Teaching and the Journey of Learning

This article explores teaching as an artful endeavor not unlike composing music, painting pictures, choreographing dance, or writing poetry. This art metaphor illustrates the creativity, discipline, and emotional and spiritual energy central to a learning paradigm where the reward for teaching is in the doing. The article focuses on the importance of bringing passion to and deriving meaning from teaching, the emergent nature of the learning journey, and the need to foster student self-sufficiency for life-long learning.