Fundamentally, they were learners, constantly trying to improve their own efforts to foster students’ development, and never completely satisfied with what they had already achieved.
From What the Best College Teachers Do
This quotation from Ken Bain identifies a common trait in the best college teachers: they never stop learning. I was particularly struck by how the great teachers Bain examines pursue a goal that is more communal and larger in scope than any one class or skill. Great teachers are community builders who realize how what they do requires collaboration with their colleagues who can share a larger goal for education. For the best Christian teachers, that shared goal is discipleship, and thus a common trait for a great Christian professor is that they never stop being disciples.