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Fire, wind, earth, and water: raising the education threshold through teacher self-awareness.

Stolder ME, Hydo SK, Zorn CR, Bottoms MS

Western Technical College, LaCrosse, WI, USA.

The ancient Greeks, as well as current writers, prompt us to examine the self as teacher. Seeing the self as a border crosser is used to reveal both the light-side and shadow-side of self, as metaphorically suggested by fire, wind, earth, and water. Only through teacher self-awareness can respect be used to expand our lives as teachers and enrich students' learning and growth.

Published 3 July 2007 in J Transcult Nurs, 18(3): 265-70.
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