I do wonder how some people avoid ever feeling stupid. I don’t think I’ll ever be totally in that camp about myself. 😉

Thanks, April. “Stupid” was one of those words that we told our kids not to say as well. Then as they aged, we had to tell them about the other “s” word that we also didn’t want them saying. 😉

Good insight, Anita – Our knowledge can get in the way of others learning. I’m sure I’ve done that way too many times myself too. I’m definitely in the “work-in-progress” boat too. 🙂

Wouldn’t it be interesting to see a moving timeline of where we are on the spectrum between feeling too confident versus feeling too ignorant? We all know people who consistently live on one of the extremes, but I’d guess most of us teeter back and forth around the middle.

Thanks, Ashley. It’s a delicate balance to remember we’re never as smart as we think we are, but neither are we usually as hopeless as we think we are either. 🙂

Aw, what a wonderful story about you and the other chemistry teacher, Laurie! Most people usually are quite compassionate with us when we ask questions; it’s a shame we hesitate to ask, when in the asking, we lower our pride, a great way to enhance our relationships. I hope you and your friend will be able to get together again soon.