On Teaching
Learning creative coding is difficult. Just like learning to play the piano. Both can fill a lifetime. Both are deep crafts. Learning a deep craft is a process of becoming. Who we become is the main outcome. The visual output is important too, but for me it’s secondary.
Yet, the first steps must be gentle. In the beginning, when a student feels resonance with the craft, they are vulnerable. This early resonance is like a spark without tinder – bright but fleeting.
I help my students climb the wall. I brace against it, cup my hands to form a stirrup, so the students can step up. Their view, once blocked by the wall, now opens to the wide landscape of the craft.
At that moment, my work is done and I feel deeply fulfilled. But I will always remain a learner myself. My students are my greatest teachers, and their stories are my greatest inspiration.
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