Every person is their own masterpiece. Each has been painted by those who have touched their lives in meaningful and sometimes not so wonderful ways. That is why we as teachers must be the meaningful painters on our students’ canvas of life. The daily strokes of encouragement, positive reinforcement, and the mastering of lifelong skills for achievement are crucial for the painting to become a masterful work of art.
As painters we give the canvas potential to hang beautifully in the global museum of life. The work we do with our students enhances the landscape that covers the canvas of our students’ painting with colors that bring out the vibrant picture of their inner selves. Like the master painter we add depth and perspective to the painting as we build upon the surface of the canvas. Adding layer after layer with permanent skills to ensure a strong foundation that is the backdrop to the ever changing life scene.
As a student progress in their skill acquirement the painters vision becomes more evident and the picture more visibly clearer. The direction of the artist is beginning to evolve, but the painting is not yet finished. A true masterpiece takes time to develop and our students have a lifetime to evolve. Once we have added our colors through meaningful teaching we pass the canvas along to others who will continue to add defining layers that will in the end paint the true picture of who our students are. But in the end, it is the student who makes the final application of rich and royal hues that distinguish one masterpiece from another. For you see no two masterpieces are alike. We as teachers may add colors to the canvas, but it is the uniqueness of our color palate that makes the picture one of a kind. As our students’ needs are individual, our strokes of color to the canvas are as well. The beauty is in the details as we add our own special paint brush strokes.
I have been a master painter for the past 25 years and I can say that I have had the honor of painting the most exquisite masterpieces in the world. My paintings number into the thousands and I plan on creating many, many more before I retire. “Teaching” is the essence of creating human masterpieces that everyone can treasure for a lifetime. You don’t have to go to a museum to see them, all you have to do is look around and take in the moment with the people around you.
I have to admit that I, myself, am still a work in progress, and I don’t feel bad about it. I just keep remembering how long it took Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel! My painting is a lifelong project, and hopefully one day I plan on hanging it up in heaven.
Question to you: How is your masterpiece coming along?
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