FREEWRITE (10 mins) Think of a time when you had to teach something to someone (academic subject, hobby, on the job, etc.). What were your objectives?

There was a time when I try to help my sister with her math homework. I tried to teach my sister the methods she could use to solve each problem. It was actually very challenging because to me each of the methods I taught her was very logical. I have always been good at math and my sister is almost the complete opposite. To me some simple math procedure was basically common senesce but to my sister everything that I was teaching her was extremely difficult. My approach of being tough and actually yelling at her when she did not understand something that to me was very simple was a complete failure. As a teacher I think I have a long way to go before I can pass whatever knowledge I have to someone else. My impression from the experience was that being a teacher is more difficult than what it seems. That experience helped me realize how different people can se and understand the world around them. Teacher is a unique profession that only a few people can perform. I have had my share of bad and good teacher in my academic a career. Some times I think there are people out there teaching that should never be allowed to step into a classroom to teach. I am hoping that one day I learn to pass my knowledge to other people effectively. I plan to someday be a teacher once I have retired from being an Electrical Engineer.