Blinded by the Light

In recent survey of college professors, when asked if they were above average teachers, 94% said they thought they were.  Now, when their students were asked the same question, only around 25% said they were above average.  The question arises then as to who is correct.  Well, the answer is probably neither.  But, I do know that the professor’s conviction that they are so good, ends up blinding them to the reality that maybe they are not so above average.  But, before we judge the professors, I wonder how many of us would judge ourselves the best student, the best athlete, the best educator?  Our inflated view of ourselves tends to be our worst enemy and blinds us….like that old song says…”blinded by the light”

We all have our blind spots.   It’s important to recognize that sometimes we over, or underinflate, our abilities.  At times it’s humbling to know that maybe we don’t really see ourselves the way others do.  Learning to see the truth anywhere entails a training that challenges our presumptions that we are already in the light