still learning from my mistakes

I am a white cis male who first stepped over to the other side of the desk in 1993. While I developed a successful college-level mathematics career, this took work. Unfortunately, my junior colleagues see the current version of me and comment, “well yeah, it's easy for you,” or “you're just a natural teacher.” This has caused me to reflect on all the mistakes and failures I’ve experienced over the years.

Inspired by Beth McMurtie’s article, The Damaging Myth of the Natural Teacher, I will share my history of failures and shortcomings through a series I call Still learning from my misstakes mistakes. My goal is to show everyone makes mistakes, but the important thing is how we deal with these mistakes, learn, and move forward.