Being a "Life-long Learner"

I feel that being a life-long learner is so very important in all professions, but especially in the teaching profession. Being a life-long learner means that you never give up the oppotunity to learn something new. Whether you are learning from your students or your colleauges, everyone can teach you something valuable and it is important to be open to that possibility. Teaching is an ever-chaning profession, new things arise all the time. If you become a stagnant teacher and never take the opportunity to change your ways or methods of teaching then you have stopped being a life-long learner. Learning is an oppotunity to challenge and better yourself. As teachers, it is important to model that process so that our students feel the same about learning. My goal is to keep learning throughout my career and after and I feel that's something many teachers should strive to do as well.