"You can tell whether someone is clever by their answers. You can tell whether someone is wise by their questions."
—Naguib Mahfouz
I've always been fascinated by education as a means of communication. Not only for the betterment of others, but also the improvement to one's own understanding that comes through explanation. Teaching has always been a passion for me for this reason.
In 2017 I bought a narrowboat in poor repair. Over the last seven years I've found satisfaction in its improvement and the natural environs provided by the canals of the south-east of England. In that time I've learnt to repair a diesel engine, build a wet room, fit solar-powered electrics, lay a parquet floor and drive a narrowboat. In many respects the abstract I teach finds contrast in these activities. My knowledge of circuitry for instance has markedly improved simply because the approximations found in physics do not necessarily carry over to the real world.
My next passion is cooking. I've found it to be meditative and in some ways a form of dance. I enjoy cooking indian, italian and british cuisine. Combinations of techniques and ingredients producing the new is immensely satisfying. To my mind, the purpose of education is not too dissimilar to cooking. It is not in memorising recipes we get better at cooking, it is in the learning and application of technique. In education I hope to teach my students the most important lesson - to learn how to learn.
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