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After our class last night I was thinking about some of the teachers I have had in the past, and what made them good teachers. I think it's safe to say that generally a good teacher is considered someone who has control over the classroom and is the most active person in the classroom. I'm sure many of you would agree that this isn't necessarily true. I've had teachers who were phenomenal who would take a step back and let the class discuss problems without obviously taking an active role in the classroom. Some students would even complain and say "so and so doesn't even teach, he just stands there and does nothing." However, I believe that regardless of what your job is, sometimes doing less is more effective, and I think with teaching that is definitely true. This belief was fortified last night when prof. grobstein made the comparison between a classroom and a flock of migrating geese and how in both cases there is no leader, but instead a group dynamic that decides the direction of the group.