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Teachers frequently talk about moments in which they became students again and how much that made them better teachers. For me, there has been no better way to improve my teaching, specifically my teaching in the composition classroom, than to take up a subject at which I am abysmal.

— Adrianne Wadewitz

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Teachers frequently talk about moments in which they became students again and how much that made them better teachers. For me, there has been no better way to improve my teaching, specifically my teaching in the composition classroom, than to take up a subject at which I am abysmal." in the context of "Wadewitz, Adrianne. (August 12, 2013). "What I learned as the worst student in the class". HASTAC: Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance Collaboratory. — reprinted and cited in: "How Adrianne Wadewitz learnt to embrace failure". The Sydney Morning Herald. April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Adrianne Wadewitz

About Adrianne Wadewitz

Adrianne Wadewitz (January 6, 1977 – April 8, 2014) was an American feminist scholar of 18th-century British literature, a noted Wikipedian, and commenter upon (particularly) gender issues in Wikipedia.