Servant-Leadership and the Art of Teaching

Authors

Joshua B. Powers, Indiana State UniversityFollow
John W. Moore, Indiana State University

Abstract

If ever there was an archetypical teacher, it would be Henry Higgins. Adorned in his tweed smoking jacket, with pipes in his pocket, this professor of phonetics displays an unabashed arrogance through much of My Fair Lady. He lectures the cockney Eliza Doolittle on the finer points of diction with the requisite disinterestedness of the research scientist, as if she is little different from the common laboratory rat. Yet, by the end of this memorable play we are entranced by the irrepressible Eliza, who proves Higgins wrong about her true capabilities and his own self-importance, and teaches him a thing or two about feelings, love, and instruction.

Recommended Citation

Powers, Joshua B. and Moore, John W. (2005) "Servant-Leadership and the Art of Teaching," International Journal of Servant-Leadership: Vol. 1, Article 11.
DOI: 10.33972/ijsl.325
Available at: https://repository.gonzaga.edu/ijsl/vol1/iss1/11

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