http://troywhite.org/2010/07/14/bowing-the-polite-greeting/ Empowering Lives Through Martial Arts! Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:01:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://troywhite.org/2010/07/14/bowing-the-polite-greeting/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Tom Callos Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:22:45 +0000 http://troywhite.org/?p=61#comment-16 Troy, thank you for talking about and including my teaching video on your site. From my perspective, it is the teacher who first bows to the student ----as the teacher should know how important his or her role is (or could be) --and so the bow is to honor that idea. The teacher is the servant, not the boss, the leader, or the "one who knows." Truth be told, it's this group of kids who are working with me --to remind me to be patient, to be compassionate, and to practice what I preach. I am lucky that I have the opportunity to engage with them. FAR too many teachers, present company excluded, think they know something --when in reality most know little --and have done less. There is an exchange that goes on between kids and their teachers --and the contribution weighs heavier on the kid's side. Tom Troy, thank you for talking about and including my teaching video on your site. From my perspective, it is the teacher who first bows to the student —-as the teacher should know how important his or her role is (or could be) –and so the bow is to honor that idea. The teacher is the servant, not the boss, the leader, or the “one who knows.” Truth be told, it’s this group of kids who are working with me –to remind me to be patient, to be compassionate, and to practice what I preach. I am lucky that I have the opportunity to engage with them. FAR too many teachers, present company excluded, think they know something –when in reality most know little –and have done less. There is an exchange that goes on between kids and their teachers –and the contribution weighs heavier on the kid’s side.
Tom

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