Can being passionate be taught?
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I think it is very difficult to be passionate about everything, regardless what you do.  I am passionate about the career path I have taken but if I had chosen a different one I would find it very difficult.\n\nIn the company I work for we recruit against Judgement, Drive and Influence, and look for people with high levels of each before we would offer a job.  \n\nThe only time I have ever seen increased level of Passion or Drive has been when something has changed to motivate the individual - Carrot or Stick.
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Absolutely!!!  My approach is with arms wide open\n(made possible only after making some tough decisions to change the things which sapped my passion for life).\nNumber one rule in life - don't complain, do something about it!!\nPeople forget they are responsible for their own happiness and point fingers instead.  We need three things: someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to.
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By asking this question, you show yourself to be a sensitive, thoughtful person. Follow your instincts.  Be honest.  Talk to the children out of a place of love and respect. They will respond to who you are. At the core, teaching is about communicating. Small children, as you remember, know when someone is being straight with them or not.
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LIFE is your best teacher! you learn soo much from it involuntarily,you contantly learn from your failures,success, relationships, emotions etc. Classes only teach you how to swallow a text book!, no practicle lesson there!, yes this does help you in broadening yr mind, but the silk cloth to the pudding is only provide by your diff ventures in life, with the fundamental unit of your Lesson being people!\nLIFE even teaches you how to learn "how to learn" ,namely the diff interpretation that you have for one incident itself,that is something 'CLASSES" dont teach you!!\n Thats why ,you must have noticed some very brilliant students are complete duffers when it comes to actual 'living'
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It is a choice to change.  People can change but they have to really want to.  I think anyone can be passionate for anyone, if they love them.  It has nothing to do with sex, it is in the mind.  If you love someone you do it with complete openness and devotion.  Trust was broken and hard to fix, specially if he is not trying and going to counseling with you.  I think there is something else there besides him not feeling passion.
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Ability to love and express love unconditionally
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I highly doubt it.  Look at it this way.\n\nI do feel teachers that get more respect from students reward them as most of us do in our social dealing with others.  Show respect and and you'll get respect in turn.  Teachers are plain human not superhuman.  \n\nI had a teacher in high school that I showed a lot of respect for when the other students did not.  She offered more support and I know I got better grades as a result.
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I think a bigger question or a different approach is " does it hurt the student's actions. And what religion are you talking about? If it's Christianity then how can the teaching of love, morals, respect, and humility hurt? Religious classes shouldn't be forced in school but it could be an elective.
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i think a good couple of mounth , usaly u would be able to tel , if u have doubt about some1 , dont do it.... but if passion gets in way of straight thinkin (which we all admit, it does)  then ul be able to tel form his reaction later.\nBotom Line; if some1 is truly into u , that cares , loves and respects u , he wouldnt 'jump' into it...but ur right times changed... yet it also diff for every1.\n:)
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Love is truly a feeling, but that feeling is not always truly love. this is an excerpt from an article I wrote on this subject.\n\nWhen we look at the subject of love and romance, we all come to it with our own pre-set ideas on what it means. And often this is contrary to what God says about the subject. While the Bible does not give a set pattern or prescribe a certain way of doing things, there are a number of principles found throughout the Bible, which we can take and apply to our various mindsets and preconceptions.\n\nWhat we need is a renewing of the mind through the washing of the water of the Word of God. Most of us never even think to question the way things are around us, but the truth is that when the gospel of the kingdom comes, it will clash at times with the way things are and challenge the status quo. Are we willing to stand up for what is right and say that the way things are is not the way they should be and advance the kingdom of God in our own hearts and lives? Are we willing to challenge our brothers and sisters to walk in a manner worthy of our calling as saints of the living God and not submit to the pattern of this world? (Rom. 8:29, 12:1-2) This is not something that you can be convinced of (even though it is true), but something that comes as a revelation from God. Are you willing to allow God to give you His perspective on this subject? (Pray here for the Holy Spirit to give revelation.)\n\nThis is a subject largely untouched by our Christian teachers today. And I believe one reason is that most have never thought about it deeply, and another is that people don’t really want to hear it. John 3:19-21 speaks of people who saw the light, and preferred to continue in darkness because they loved what they were doing and didn’t want to change. However, as the people who bear the very name of Christ, we must come into the light so that our deeds may be seen to be of God. In 2 Tim. 4:3-5 Paul warns Timothy that people will hire teachers who teach things that tickle the ears and don’t produce lasting change, because they don’t want to be confronted with the truth, and not to let that keep him from teaching what is true.\n\nOne of the major strongholds I see in our (Western) culture is what I have termed “Romance”. This is often mistaken for love, and is commonly made the focus of almost all our efforts in the process of determining who we want to date/marry. Dean Sherman sometimes calls this our “date-ability”. I want to give you a few little guidelines for how to tell the difference between love and romance. Please understand that this is not the dictionary definition of romance, and in the right context romance is one of the greatest of all the gifts God has given us, but I could not find any other English word that came closer to expressing the idea I want to convey. Romance (in the commonly accepted sense) is absolutely necessary for a life-long relationship, and one of the great joys that offset the sufferings of love, but you cannot build a lasting life together on romance alone. Love will develop all the good qualities of romance, while rejecting the selfish ones and in the end be more fulfilling. Love is the foundation on which romance must be built. What our culture/society teaches us, and the idea I wish to counter here, is that romance is the foundation on which to build love. I give you the divorce rate in our culture/society: More than 50% the last time I checked. This is possibly the greatest contributing factor for so many marriages failing, although there are many other factors as well. Because as we grow up, we are taught (sometimes unconsciously) that romance should be the primary motivator, and in some cases we come to believe that it’s the only motivator; but romance will simply fade away if it’s not built on the solid foundation of love. Developing romance before love can actually hinder the development of love. \n\nBefore going any further, let me give you my definiti
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That's a very difficult question. Passion can die down, but care is something that should always exist in a relationship. If care dies there is no hope. The way to spark passion again is very simple, women find pleasure in a variety of things, you are her boyfriend after all, you know her better than most, it doesn't take a genius.
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"and to teach and matter requires cause"
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Hi there!\n\nWell, I would like to say that a child should be provided an environment where he can be himself and develop into a good personality. \n\nI hope I do not sound 'cliche'\n\nAs a young teacher, I feel that most of the children now-a days are prepared by the parents, teachers or rather society to play a role which they could not play or reach the place which they have never been! \n\nI am not against encouraging them to face future but rather than providing with materialistic things and making them more dependent and selfish we can give then 'Values' which seem to be deteriorating day by day!\n\nThey should be made aware about the real facts regarding people rather than bookish knowledge!\n\nThey should be taught to share, to take all things whether sad or happy moments in their stride and develop self confidence with self respect but not arrogance and rudeness!\n\nthey should not be taught by instruction but indirectly by being an example!\n\nSo, I hope I was able to justify the answer and make sense!\n\nWell much more can be written but it would be too long answer!
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Many and yes.  \n\nI love teaching and the children are a challenge.  I know many who enter the profession end up hating it.  They believe teaching is like a movie where the right teacher (like Robin Williams in Dead Poet's Society) comes into a classroom and inspires the students to do great things.  While this can happen, it usually takes a lot of work behind the scenes that nobody ever sees.  In reality, teaching is about manipulating (in a good way) and motivating students to maintain a controlled environment where students can take the time to see the magic of what you are trying to teach them.\n\nFor most it takes time to develop these skills.  So you have to enter the field of teaching with the correct mindset knowing that until you develop the skills necessary to balance classroom discipline with fun, teaching can be quite frustrating.  With time and understanding, however, teaching to give you lots of excitement and good times.
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Every person has their expectations. These are custom designed by each individual and are a description of the manner in which wants to do something or have something done. Just the same, skill levels are developed in much the same fashion. What is important to one person, though may be important to another, just not as important can hardly be achieved at the level of passion or expertise as expected by the one individual. We have the capacity to master that which we have passion for as we tend to practice that thing, task... whatever more than average.... you get the picture.
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Actually, I was taught that at school! And it was about 8 years ago, so - becomes popular. And later, as a teacher-to-be, I wrote an essay about teaching assertive behaviour - how to do that, why, and  how to explain that sometimes it is necessary, and sometimes - you should avoid it...
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you've either got it or you don't - I do not believe that people can be taught to sing.  Some people believe that but i say no way.  Just watch American Idol and you will see what I mean.