Hi Tiffany: Good point. Part of knowing ourselves is being objective and being able to understand and appreciate another, perhaps even opposing viewpoint. Too often, because we feel we know the material and hvave taught a gazillion times, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that students have a different perspective. A key to this is to have good student learning outcomes, course objectives, and delvelop daily learning strategies that meet these outcomes and objectives from the perspective of the student who may be just a beginner. Be able to modulate between different levels depending on where the class performance is is important too. We also have to recognize there may generational differences and a variety of learning styles. Knowing ourselves is important so we can benefit our students in the most effective manner. Regards, Barry