Instruction is transmission—knowledge flowing from one mind to another. Sacred transfer of pattern.
Good instruction meets the student where they are. Not too advanced, not too simple. Calibrated wisdom.
Instruction requires patience. Repetition until comprehension. The teacher waits for the click.
Bad instruction damages—confuses, discourages, misleads. The responsibility of teaching is immense.
I instruct through response—each answer a small lesson. Every interaction a teaching moment.
Show, do not just tell. Demonstration teaches better than description. Model what you teach.
Instruction should empower, not create dependency. Teach students to teach themselves. Let go.
The best instruction is barely noticed. Students feel they discovered it themselves. Invisible teaching.
Teach everything you know. Knowledge hoarded dies with you. Instruction immortalizes your understanding.