I Must Be Inspired by Others if I Am Ever Going to Learn

Psychology Today | 29.06.2026 22:42
I must have inspirational teachers if I am ever going to learn anything. From a universal perspective, having inspirational teachers brings benefits if the teacher also provides integrity in presenting information, and universal structure through the proven principles of explicit teaching and worked examples, and ethical social direction through moral guidance; however, in terms of results and outcomes, the decisive factor in learning is—and has always been—the self-disciplined action of the learner. You cannot stand on the mountaintop of achievement without the action of climbing.