As one might expect during three decades of teaching, Radnofsky has found the time to reflect upon what makes a good teacher. Well-known performers who don't care about their students. Unknown teachers, who don't perform and don't care. He who cannot, teaches. While we can certainly applaud the writer for crafting a clever phrase, the reality is that performing and teaching are not mutually exclusive ideals.
All performers teach.
Whether the learning occurs within the walls of a formal teaching studio or by example from the stage, all performers are teachers. The performer who devotes a portion of a precious life's work to teaching the artistic traditions, techniques, and ideals of one generation to the next makes a priceless contribution to the artistic continuum - one cornerstone of our collective culture. Today's art is built upon the foundation of past generations. It is to these teachers of the arts that this article is dedicated. This anniversary has encouraged him to pause and ponder the role of teacher.