Sometimes the smartest thing a person can do is simply be a conduit to other smart people, to other inspirational things, to other insights that give food for thought.  That's the case here.  Check out "The Teacher: 3 Parables" on Building Faith, an online Christian ed community.  Which kind of teacher helped to you really know God?  We probably all know people like the first teacher, and maybe sometimes our creativity for "active learning strategies" leads us into temptation to be a bit like the second.  What does ministry in our church look like if we are like the third teacher?