What to do when you don’t know something

As a teacher, I learned quickly that when you don’t know something, it’s best to say you don’t know, rather than trying to fake your way to an answer. Students are curious beings, well at least they should be, and they will always question the things they want to learn. If they find out that you covered the truth somehow, you lose respect, which is already hard to earn as a teacher.

You can tell them you don’t know, or you can tell them that you need to revise. At least guarantee them an answer of sorts.

ENJOYED THIS? HAVE MORE.

MOUNTAINS OF WISDOM

Subscribe to my yamabushi newsletter

RECENT BLOG POSTS

person putting coin in a piggy bank
Stay the Course
hands of people reaching to each other
Knowledge that knowledge is not power is power.
close up photography of ant
The one constant thing in life is change.

YAMABUSHI BLOG POSTS

charming child sweeping concrete pavement with broomstick
How to deal with unwanted experiences
The price comes last.
person running near street between tall trees
Soul-First Life

RANDOM POSTS

Options on and off the table
Dressing for the weather
high angle photo of person going down the stairs
A little bit of adversity
Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Get In Touch

Sakata City, Yamagata, Japan 

tim@timbunting.com

Share this:

Like this:

Like Loading...
Scroll to Top