My metaphor

The metaphor that I choose to describe myself as a teacher is of an
artist's kit. I envision a briefcase-type of thing fills with paints,
markers, glue, clay, pieces of this and that, and brushes and cutting
blades etc. In this metaphor, the student's are the artist, the
teacher is the kit, bringing all of the necessary supplies and tools
along in order to create an opportunity where the artist can "make"
their art, the classroom is of course the studio, the curriculum
is/are the materials within the kit, the administrator is a provider
of materials to fill the kit, and the parent is a supporter of the
artist. It seems to me that within the framework of this metaphor, the
classroom effectively becomes a huge artists' lab, where the teachers'
purposes should be to provide a variety of materials and opportunities
for the students' to play with them and in doing so, assign to them
meaning and function. Each student should be given freedom to learn in
the way they are comfortable with, thus as a teacher, I will try to
provide knowledge that will cater students' various needs so that they
can decide for themselves which one they prefer in order not to
restrict their creativity and their abilities.