slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

An old man meets a young man who asks:

“Do you remember me?”

And the old man says no. Then the young man tells him he was his student, and the teacher asks:

“What do you do, what do you do in life?”

The young man answers:

“Well, I became a teacher.”

“Ah, how good, like me?” Asks the old man.

“Well, yes. In fact, I became a teacher because you inspired me to be like you.”

The old man, curious, asks the young man at what time he decided to become a teacher. The young man tells him the following story:

“One day, a friend of mine, also a student, came in with a nice new watch, and I decided I wanted it.

I stole it, I took it out of his pocket.

Shortly after, my friend noticed his watch was missing and immediately complained to our teacher, who was you.

Then you addressed the class saying, ‘This student's watch was stolen during classes today. Whoever stole it, please return it.’

I didn't give it back because I didn't want to.

You closed the door and told us all to stand up and form a circle.

You were going to search our pockets one by one until the watch was found.

However, you told us to close our eyes, because you would only look for his watch if we all had our eyes closed.

We did as instructed.

You went from pocket to pocket, and when you went through my pocket, you found the watch and took it. You kept searching everyone's pockets, and when you were done you said ‘open your eyes. We have the watch.’

You didn't tell on me and you never mentioned the episode. You never said who stole the watch either. That day you saved my dignity forever. It was the most shameful day of my life.

But this is also the day I decided not to become a thief, a bad person, etc. You never said anything, nor did you even scold me or take me aside to give me a moral lesson.

I received your message clearly.

Thanks to you, I understood what a real educator needs to do.

Do you remember this episode, professor?

The old professor answered, ‘Yes, I remember the situation with the stolen watch, which I was looking for in everyone’s pocket. I didn't remember you, because I also closed my eyes while looking.’

This is the essence of teaching:

If to correct you must humiliate; you don't know how to teach.'

Parky60 Loc: People's Republic of Illinois

Teaching someone that there are no consequences for their actions... good lesson.

Rose42

Thats what we need more of.

American Vet

More "Teaching someone that there are no consequences for their actions"?

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

Spoken like a True authoritarian !!!!
You would’ve what , cut off his hands ?

Parky60 Loc: People's Republic of Illinois

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

Right without hands. !

Wonttakeitanymore

Amen! My son was around six and wanted a fan at Walmart! A stupid little pocket fan! I said no! So the manager followed us out of the store and told me he had taken it! I asked him what he wanted to do? He said nothing! So I told my son I was taking him to the police station the next day after school! When he got out of school he asked me where I was going and I said to take you to the police station! He was crying hard! I went to the desk and told the police my son had stolen something and I needed to report it! They looked around and saw my son in the lobby! They smiled and I said I’m serious! They called him into a room with me and asked him questions and he said am I going to jail mom? The officer said when you steal mom can’t help you! Then he said we’re not putting you in jail this time but never steal again and listen to your mom! Lesson learned!!!