ABSTRACT
The art of living, and teaching, is difficult. So much so, that making real sustainable improvements to the professional lives and the practice in the classroom takes not weeks, nor months, but years of challenging, hard work. The success of a career in education was not founded on a momentary stare in the mirror to announce our own greatness. A common motivational inspiration from the past, one that encapsulates the world of self-improvement, is the leaping pose of Michael Jordan. Lee Shulman, American educational psychologist, in his excellent paper, 'The Wisdom of Practice', captured this complexity brilliantly with his description. The life of the Cuban, Jose Raul Capablanca, is well known to his many adoring fans; however, only a small proportion of people reading this book are likely to recognise his unique expertise. Expert teachers, akin to Warren Buffett and the investment market, make those creative connections and link the patterns together into schemas quickly and successfully.
