Posted by corkskru on January 29, 2013, at 22:41:24 [reposted on February 3, 2013, at 1:13:08 | original URL]
In reply to , posted by on December 31, 1969, at 18:00:00
"I feel disappointed that I wasn't a more effective teacher of civility."
I am glad that you think I heard you in my response Dr. Bob. Now, I feel that at times I too have fallen short of my attempt to teach/ enlighten/ impress upon a lesson civility that I thought would help a person or group. I have found that like a "time-out" to allow reflection on what one did and what one should have done or should do in the future, it is so individualized that it would be impossible to accomplish unless done on a one to one basis.
Seeing that I am only able to do but so much, I feel that your statement of being disappointed that you were not able to teach civility might be an overreaction as teaching is a continuous progression and as other posters have stated, it is the student that has to absorb the lesson and be willing to do so. You can take the horse to water but you can't make it drink as the old cliche goes.
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