This is a teaching example, but it could apply to any role. Any attempt to impose the “one best way” is doomed to fail. First, it is inefficient. The one best way has to fight against the unique, grooved four-lane highways each individual possesses. Second, it is demeaning. By providing all the answers, it prevents each individual from perfecting and taking responsibility for her own style. Third, it kills learning. Every time you make a rule, you take away a choice. And choice, with all of its illuminating repercussions, is the fuel for learning.
