The Importance of Teachers

The Importance of Teachers

Tiger Woods recently endured the loss of his swing coach, Hank Haney as reported in the June 19 issue of World Magazine. Two things about this news holds my interest. The first is that the amazing Tiger continues to work with an instructor. The second point is the difference this teacher/instructor/coach has made in Mr. Woods' golf game.

Soon after reading the article I mentioned its contents to three semi-random people (my wife, oldest son, and a friend). Their collective reactions were the same. "Tiger Woods has a teacher?" He does, as almost all great and famous athletes, musicians, and scientists. Tiger's dad was a very skilled golfer who loved to teach. Tiger had his first metal golf club at the age of seven months. He had professional teachers from the age of four on. Mozart had a father who was a performer and a composer of some renown. His father also began his son on an intensive training schedule beginning at three years of age. By the age of sixteen Mozart was also advancing his skills through his studies with another accomplished performer, Johann Christian Bach. Top performers seek top teachers.

Before the excellent tutelage of Haney, Tiger won 24 percent of his tournaments. An amazing feat unto itself. But with Haney his victories grew to 44 percent of his tournaments. One teacher made a difference.

At Bios, we hire men and women who we expect to make a noticeable difference in their student's lives. The teacher who provides the structure and encouragement to the young boy who in previous schools was in trouble and bored, now truly excited to arrive each day at school because of the challenges his teacher provides daily. Or the primary student with Down's Syndrome beginning to read for the first time while integrated into a regular class.

All of the Bios instructors are recommended by friends and family or I have sought them out because of their great intelligence, warm personality, impressive knowledge, and an intense, personal relationship with Christ their savior.

Serving our Lord one student at a time as successfully as we do comes through prayer, hard work, and great teachers.