The Professors

August 27, 2008 On being a good teacher: A great teacher and friend of mine, (fellow animator) Jules Engel said, 'It's not what I give to the students, it's what I don't take away.' [...] that's probably one of the reasons why they fill my classroom, is for the humanity, our humanity, a medium that shows concrete needs and desires and tells us about ourselves. On being a good teacher: "You have to be able to see the student, and each student has to have an individual space created around them in which they can feel comfortable and challenged to learn what you're trying to teach."

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