Thought of the Day - Teaching

Teaching is quite possibly the most rewarding and most frustrating thing I have ever done. I know it is a cliché but it really is great when you see that light go on in someones head when they understand something for the first time. Conversely it is painfully frustrating when no matter how you explain something a person just doesn't get it. You try phrasing it in every way you know how, draw pictures, give examples and yet it just doesn't sink in. Even worse is when you finally think it has sunk in, you ask the person a question and it becomes obvious they are just as lost as they always were.

Maybe the latter problem is a failing as a teacher, though can you always explain concepts to everyone? Could even the best teacher explain quantum physics to a toddler?

I can't imagine ever teaching full time but it is certainly a nice change of pace in my current job.