About the fundamental purpose of teaching:
This section of the week's blog will be focused on the different ways in which teaching has transformed from an activity that is work geared to a purposeful way of living.  I think many of us who have been teaching for a while will agree that being a teacher is a living activity that occurs every hour of our life with so much more intensity when we are in the classroom.  At every moment a teacher is held accountable for his or her actions whether that teacher is at the school she or he works in or not.  Additionally, we have a social responsibly with our community that does not end when the bell rings and the children leave the room.  In my experience, the fundamental purpose for teaching is to put into practice as much as we can of the words that we express, whether spoken or written.  Humans learn a great amount of information by absorbing the attitudes of the guides, teachers, parents and instructors.  In addition to the information that we get exposed to, one of our main modeling systems is through the absorption and observation of our leaders.  Being a teacher entails an acquisition of authority and leadership whether we agree all instructors should have this privilege or not and our behaviors will most likely impact the ways in which our students are interpreting and processing their worlds.  In addition to developing good techniques for delivering the information we need to provide it is very important to have an ability to always reach the students at a human level and guide aspects of their lives that are forming them as social actors.  I personally believe that the fundamental purpose for teaching is to give life to to the information we are providing and not only that but also to communicate and really try to motivate students into self-inquiry and critical thinking.