Dearest Desert Mother, give us a little advice.

Amma Theodora said, "A teacher ought to be a stranger to love of domination, and a foreigner to vainglory, far from arrogance, neither deceived by flattery, nor blinded by gifts, nor a slave to the stomach, nor held back by anger, but rather should be patient, kind, and--as far as possible--humble.  He or she should be self-disciplined, tolerant, diligent, and a lover of souls.