An elderly man knows a young man who asks him:
- Remember me?
And the old man tells him that NO.
Then the young man tells him that he was his student.
And the teacher asks him, What are you doing, what are you doing, what are you doing?
The young man replied, "Well, I became a Professor."
- Oh, how good I? (the old man told him)
- Well, yes. In fact,
I became a Teacher because you inspired me to be like you.
The old man, curious, asks the young man what point inspired him to be a professor.
And the young man tells him the following story:
- "One day, a friend of mine, also a student, arrived with a beautiful, new clock, and I decided I wanted it for me and stole it, I pulled it out of pocket. Shortly thereafter, my friend noticed the theft and immediately complained to our Professor, who were you. Then you went to the class:
- Your company's clock has been stolen during today's class.
The one who stole it, please return it...
I did not return it because I did not want to do it.
Then you closed the door and told us all to stand up and that you would go one by one to search our pockets to find the clock.
But he told us to close our eyes, because he would look for it only if we all had our eyes closed.
We did so, and you went pocket in pocket, and when you arrived at mine you found the clock and took it.
You continued to look for everyone's pockets, and when you finished, you said, 'Open your eyes. We already have the clock.'
You didn't tell me anything, and you never mentioned the episode.
Nor did he ever say who was the one who had stolen."
That day, you saved my dignity forever. It was the most shameful day of my life. But it was also the day that my dignity was saved from not becoming a thief, bad person, etc. You never told me anything, and although you did not give me a letter.
And thanks to you I understood that this is what a real educator should do.
Remember that episode, Professor?
And the Professor replies: "I remember the situation, the stolen clock, which I sought in all, but I did not remind you, because I also closed my eyes while looking..."
This is the essence of teaching. If you need to humiliate; you do not know how to teach.
