“Dr. Li,” the big American said, in perfect Chinese ,as the researcher turned to find him standing where none should have been. “Who are you? How did you get here?” “Actually, Dr. Li,” the big man smiled, holding up empty hands. “I believe you brought me here.” “I brought you here,” the small, Chinese scientist [...]

At the University of California over 150 faculty in forty-eight departments have been honored with Distinguished Teacher award. Essays by the award winners were prepared independently over several years. There are striking similarities about what good teachers say about teaching. Good teachers are rarely satisfied with their teaching. 1. The teacher’s main task is to [...]