Reflect upon these truths about teaching proposed by Brookfield (1990).  How can you apply these while precepting a student?  Note especially the last "truth."

• Be clear about the purposes of your teaching.
• Reflect on your own learning.
• Be wary of standardized models and approaches.
• Expect ambiguity.
• Remember that perfection is impossible.
• Research your students' backgrounds.
• Attend to how students experience learning.
• Talk to your colleagues.
• Trust your instincts.
• Create diversity.
• Take risks.
• Recognize the emotionality of learning.
• Acknowledge your personality.
• Don't evaluate only by student satisfaction.
• Balance support and challenge.
• Recognize the significance of our actions.
• View yourself as a helper of learning.
• Be skeptical of all of the above and discover your own truths.