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title: Teaching is the most powerful form of learning
created: 2025-12-06T04:41:26
modified: 2025-12-06T05:48:24
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> _“The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.” — Alexandra K. Trenfor_

> _“A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.” ― Bruce Lee_

> _“Qui docet discit”_
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> He who teaches, learns.

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Watch it. Do it. Teach it.

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> _“When one teaches, two learn.” — Robert Half_

The person who learns the most in any classroom is the teacher. When you teach someone you get to learn it twice. (教學相長)

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[A good teacher is a DJ for learning](https://sketchplanations.com/a-good-teacher-is-a-dj-for-learning). They:

1. Sift what matters from everything else
2. Create the right mix for the occasion
3. Lead and respond to the audience

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> _“Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.” — Aristotle_

You don’t fully understand a thing until you try to explain/speak for it.

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[Explain It To Me Like I’m 5 (ELI5)](https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/)

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# The Protégé [^1] Effect

[@chaseTeachableAgentsProtege2009]

The people who had to teach others about a subject would learn the material better themselves.

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[Teachable Agents](https://www.google.com/search?q=Teachable+Agents)

[^1]: refers to a person who is guided and supported by someone more experienced or knowledgeable