Teaching

My grade-school daughter went to her pre-school brother's class today to play the violin for his classmates. I told her that she was a "teacher" today because she taught her "students" what a violin is and how to play it. Such instances when a young child instructs younger children are "growing up" moments that help the young child learn important lessons about teaching, mentoring, and leadership. But the benefits extend from the child (teacher) to the children (students) because children who see a peer assuming a leadership role realize that they too can assume a leadership role and are inspired by the peer leader. Peer motivation through example can be quite effective at times. So letting kids teach kids can be an effective teaching model.