I say, “I am here to share, not to teach”. I received a great question: “Isn’t ‘

I say, “I am here to share, not to teach”. I received a great question: “Isn’t ‘sharing’ also a type of teaching?” Depending on the definition, yes indeed, sharing can be a form of teaching. However, when I decided to “teach” Sashiko, I decided to just not to “share” – therefore, I see a clear difference between “sharing” & “teaching”. (This is just about my definition, not a matter to judge good or bad). 

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For me, “teaching Sashiko” is similar to “navigating a person to mountain climbing”. Anyone can enjoy climbing mountains. One may choose to teach themselves and enjoy it. They may make some mistakes, but it is also a good learning opportunity. At the same time, when one would like to try challenging mountains for the first time, a guide may be a good idea to keep them safe, enjoyable & comprehensive. They may climb the same challenging mountain for the 2nd time without the guide based on the knowledge they received the first time – or invite a guide to the continuous climbing, or even be better than the guide in Mountain Climbing.

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Sashiko isn’t Mountain Climbing, so there is no significant risk. However, I believe teachers have a responsibility to offer the “guide” to understand what they are doing. I take “teaching” very seriously – my “workshop” isn’t like “Let’s have fun with Sashiko today”. It is a learning opportunity which requires a lot of “effort”. I see so many people passing by me after the class, and it is my sincere pleasure as a Sashiko teacher. (I do not want to filter “people” based on what they have. Therefore, one can learn the whole picture of Sashiko by just watching Youtube videos. However, if you have a surplus in your days, your support to take my class is the direct support to me. I won’t disappoint you).

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「居場所」についての配信、英語ではしっかりと未達で終わりましたが（笑）、日本語では綺麗に纏められたのでは……と思っています。これまでずーっと語ってきたことです。大事な、とても単純な願いです。刺し子が、これからも刺し子でありますように。

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2021-07-23 22:43:21

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