Corneels Schabort and I have known each other since our university years, and I interviewed this vibrant friend of mine to share his infectious love for teaching with a wider audience.

Among other things, we discussed:

• Why Corneels loves teaching
• How love for a subject field can be born
• What helped Corneels sharpen his teaching skills
• Why having mentor(s) is important
• What makes a good teacher
• The dynamics of a teacher’s style of teaching and a learner’s way of learning
• The responsibility of a teacher in caring for students
• What self-directed learning is, and why it’s important
• Why it’s important to be able to critically evaluate information and why this is a scarce skill
• Why it’s important about being honest with yourself about your mindset regarding learning

I hope you enjoy it!

Until next time.