The Language of Teaching: Starting With One Word

Don Miguel Ruiz (2011), Mexican author and surgeon, writes in his book The Four Agreements that we must be impeccable with “our word.” This, he writes, is the first and most important agreement of all and also the most challenging agreement to honor. He writes “The word is the most powerful tool you have as a human; it is a tool of magic. But like a sword with two edges, your word can create the most beautiful dream, or your word can destroy everything around you.” (Ruiz, 2011, p. 26)