My Ideal Student is Like Water Lillies

My ideal student trusts the process. She knows that the Teacher, while not perfect, has certain professional and life experiences that she (the student) can learn from. So she trusts the process that the teacher is taking her through, patiently. My ideal student respects his elders enough to trust the wisdom and compassion of a teacher who has demonstrated his or her care for him. My ideal student comes to class with a smoke-free mind that allows him/her to focus. My ideal student does challenge content, the teacher, and peers, respectfully. That is how we sharpen each other. My ideal student won't give up. He may take a break, but he comes back to it. My ideal student has enough nutrition in her/his body to feed the brain so that he/she won't burn out so quickly and get frustrated so easily.