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Suzanne Jeffrey information for them to know. The teacher must try to make the information relevant for the student, finding some way to make the information vital for their lives, according to the student’s understanding. The teacher must prioritize the teaching so that all relevant information is given, and finally the teacher must be able to connect and combine the teachings together, to synthesize it and to help the student synthesize it. And, the teacher must do this all with patience and discipline. If you cannot do this, then the student cannot learn. “Now the student has to be respectful toward the teacher, as well as patient, and quiet – and if all of these things are in place, then the learning environment is conducive to healthy discovery. You must understand the objective of the teaching, whether or not it is righteous and good, how worthy it is to practice or follow, is it for everyone or only for a group, examine a way to implement it, and when to ask why? First, we must ask what? And then we must ask why? “The students must then follow the teachers thoroughly with respect, patience, and discipline because we are passing along pertinent knowledge to them. So they must have a willingness to follow the teachings of the teacher. This might be easy or difficult. Students must also have the willingness to persevere, then focus on doing it, and then develop the practice even further so that one day they can be as good as, or better than, the teacher! “Then comes the question of How? We have already addressed What? and Why?, and now we need to ask the question that implements it all – How? So, to repeat: Here are the steps of implementation: (1) Ask the question of who or whom? Who is my own role model? Who should be my children’s? Who should be my children’s teacher? Where is that teacher located? (2) Ask questions about the overview of the curriculum – the what? Ask it directly from the teacher. (3) Ask why they do or do not learn the material, and finally, (4) How? How is all of it implemented in the classroom in order for it to be successful and for the entire learning process to be realized. “Now from all of this, we start to see the process of learning and we are drawn into this cycle until we have knowledge. If we clearly know the objectives, we can follow all of the teachings to reach our potential (with good habits) until we finally come to self-reliance. “This is the process of learning. This all comes from Buddhist teachings, but in order