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Question 29: "Recently, I took a workshop where the teacher talked too much. Since I'm interested in teaching workshops, I want to avoid this. What should I be thinking about?"
Kiro:
What is overdone is often spoiled.
Goals of teaching are to be clear
while making meaningful points.
Talk only as long as it takes to achieve those goals.
When goals are accomplished, close mouth.
Talking after clarity is achieved will pollute
your teaching and confuse your students.
When students are confused,
learning is lost.
It is better not to speak
than to speak too much and spoil your lesson.
When you talk too much,
it is like crushing rose bud in your hand.
When you talk just enough to create clarity,
rose bud will open.