Learning n Teaching

You teach that what you want to learn most.

Learning is infinite. We start learning any subject physics, biology, literature, arts, finance or anything. In the beginning we don’t feel the infinite volume and depth of the subject. But as we progress in learning the subject, the depth increases, and the more we learn the more depth we discover. At the end we decide a limit on how much we want to learn on that particular subject.

One of the professors of my engineering institute told me once, “When you finish your B.Tech, you feel that you know a lot. After finishing M.Tech you think, the subject is really vast but you know quite much. And when you do your PhD, you realize that you don’t even know 5% of the subject.”.

The best teacher of a subject is the one who himself is learning the same subject. Experiences are important but merely sharing experiences doesn’t make somebody a great teacher. The teacher should be aware the condition of the student. Whether he/she is actually an eager student or the teacher is trying to force his/her teachings.
So, though teaching is great, one should teach only to an eager student and not insult his knowledge by forcing it to an unwilling person.

Happy Learning n Teaching.