Three Teachers: The Giant, The Guide, and The Witness

True authority shines with a borrowed light.

They say, there are three types of teachers, roughly speaking. The first one is authoritarian — the teacher comes into the classroom and positions himself as a giant, looking down upon the students. He is big, and they are small. He is too big to be ignored.

The second one is the “authority destroyer” — the teacher comes into the classroom and lowers him…