If you had 30 minutes a week to impart knowledge into the life of one of your peers, what would you share? Would you teach them skills to become critical thinkers and seek information out on their own? Would you start them on a quest for self-knowledge, encouraging them to be introspective? Would you pass your 30 minutes sharing the lessons you’ve learned over the year, or would you focus on what you wish you knew instead?

I ask because I had my first encounter with teaching my peers today. I am teaching a University seminar for first year students, and while I am thrilled about the time I get to spend with them each week, I am overwhelmed with the possibilities of what information I should share and how I should share it. Right now my hunch is to share with them the tools to acquire knowledge and teach themselves. Quite the general approach to pedagogy, but learning to acquire information and ask effective questions has been the greatest lesson I’ve learned. What’s been the most potent lesson for you?

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