Learning the ropes

I was lucky to learn the ropes from an experienced teacher.
He used to teach me.
And I remembered that he was good.

So I sat in his class.
Oh my, what a ride.
He was a master at getting the attention of the students.
The jokes he told just resonated with their frequency.

He introduced complex equations,
by breaking them down into bite size information.
and showed them step by step.
Making something difficult look so easy,
and fun at the same time.

He did not talk continuously, but injected
examples in between theories.
He insisted that they(students) try it out for themselves.
The examples started out easy, so that they could gain their confidence.
then it got a little trickier, so that they would start feeling the challenge.
When they tripped, he held them by the hand.
Letting go when they started to trot.
Ultimately , they were trying out questions that was the test standard.

The students left the class confident and most importantly smiling.

I left the class with a hope.

That one day, I would be as good as my teacher.