10 June 2026 1 min read
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“The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.” — Alexandra K. Trenfor

“A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.” — Bruce Lee

“Qui docet discit”

He who teaches, learns.


Watch it. Do it. Teach it.


“When one teaches, two learn.” — Robert Half

The person who learns the most in any classroom is the teacher. When you teach someone you get to learn it twice. (教學相長)


A good teacher is a DJ for learning. They:

  1. Sift what matters from everything else
  2. Create the right mix for the occasion
  3. Lead and respond to the audience

“Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.” — Aristotle

You don’t fully understand a thing until you try to explain/speak for it.


Explain It To Me Like I’m 5 (ELI5)


The Protégé 1 Effect

(Chase et al. 2009)

The people who had to teach others about a subject would learn the material better themselves.


Teachable Agents

Footnotes

  1. refers to a person who is guided and supported by someone more experienced or knowledgeable

Chase, Catherine C., Doris B. Chin, Marily A. Oppezzo, and Daniel L. Schwartz. 2009. “Teachable Agents and the Protégé Effect: Increasing the Effort Towards Learning.” Journal of Science Education and Technology 18 (4): 334–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-009-9180-4.
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