As someone who’s interested in the ethical and moral dimensions of becoming a teacher, I want to offer you some advice that will build your resilience – and even your character – so that hopefully you will have a career you can sustain and one in which you can thrive.
Plato believed that by practising virtuous habits they become part of who you are. Such character-building virtues equip us not only to become better people, but I believe better teachers too. I think adopting Plato’s philosophy can be enormously helpful – especially in these early months when transforming our personas into “professionals” can be both an ethical and a moral challenge.
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