Ron Berger in his book, An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship, inspires teachers to create a community of students who spur each other on to excellence. One of his suggestions is to develop improved critique techniques (pp. 93-94).
"Teaching is hard. Harder than I can ever explain to anyone. Doing it well, consistently, takes a unique stamina. . . . For anyone with talent and options, choosing to enter teaching and giving up the money, flexibility, and respect that so many other careers offer in order to take on the stress of the classroom is just crazy. Unless you see teaching as a calling. Unless you feel that teaching is what you are intended for; that it is your way to share the best of what you have to give to the world" (Berg 120).
". . . be passionate, creative, and obsessive about quality" (Berg 120).
". . . be passionate, creative, and obsessive about quality" (Berg 120).