This is a reaction to Athina’s thoughtful blog on “Teachers and Students learn together”. Knowing of Athina’s “phobia” of all things technical, I can only say how happy I am for her that she’s coming to enjoy using it in her Greek classes. I am a big believer in lifelong learning (in fact that’s one of the reasons why I am retraining to become a teacher) myself and I believe that this attitude allows me to gain the respect of my students, as echoed by the quote by Mr Taylor. I haven’t had a chance to use Whiteboards again after my first practicum, but I am looking forward to (hopefully!) joining a school in which they’re part and parcel of the teaching approach. And who knows Athina…it may well be me asking you for help at that point…!