Chapter Three Artists And Teachers

In this chapter Dunning covers the importance of the relationship between teacher and student and the need of understanding in what a student should expect out of their learning experience with said teacher. Again he makes the reference to the already full cup and the need for the student to empty their cup in order for any more knowledge or eh hem tea to go in. By building a solid relationship with the teacher and not over expecting or under expecting what they will get out of the class and the teachings, a student allows opportunities to open up to them. With a teachers guidance a student can find themselves pushed farther than they thought they could go, or have a boost of self motivation, a teacher is like a helping hand and there for the student even in the darkest times, as long as the student is willing to reach out and meet the helping hand half way. A teacher can help provide ideas to their students without expecting the student to believe or follow the idea, but simply to have the idea for future references, to ponder upon and use whenever the student decides is necessary. It is up to the student to be open minded enough to allow the ideas to flow into their mind to sit and mature until the student is able to accept that particular idea. A student also plays a huge role in this relationship...they can not simply sit there and allow the teacher to condition themselves to become boring. They must reach out as well with questions and inquiries. They must wish to seek the knowledge to increase their talents and re-fill their cup with new ideas and theories. Between the teachers ideas and the students preconceived ideas the student will reach a final point and decision, allowing them to realize exactly what it is they believe.