10, 000 hours (and more)

It is said that we need 10,000 hours to master something.

(please search for the information yourself, because there are also debates on this particular concept & I'd rather not get into that for this post).

For me I have "mastery" in Teaching and Academic-related matters.

I have also done my 10,000 hours for legal practice, however if I need to get back to that I probably need to revise quite a bit.. and I must remember that I have not lost anything; questioning and legal reasoning abilities remains for life!

What have I learnt: 
1- that teaching is a passion: it cannot be faked- it is just not possible
2- that students can bring out the teacher's potential, as much as the reverse (and popularly held) belief

3- that improvements can also be made in many different ways, so long as I set my ego aside

Which skills do I bring forth:

1- making difficult law concepts easy to understand; the rest are just details

2- writing and summarising key points 

3- creating and assessing modules

What is the channel/ outlet:

1- my classes

2- sharing sessions with colleagues

3- mentoring of junior members of staff

Granted I am FAR from good.

I still tell too much to my students & some consider my style "unhelpful". 

I seem to be getting lower ratings than before, but still at 4 or above (out of 5). 

Maybe it's me, maybe it's the crowd I am teaching (who have changed). 

I do not know & in a small way I don't really care. 

I teach what they need to know. 

The way of teaching may not translate well to everybody.

These skills must be there/ must be demonstrated, otherwise it is a no go. 

I hope, whether they like me or not, they take away some skills/ knowledge to help them survive.

In their career or for life in general (because the alternative of a law degree is a little expensive!)