Inspirational teaching is exciting and analysis of it tends to be excitable, too If we calm down and loo ay it thoughtfully and systematically, we can reach another, more practical and authentic conclusion – that inspirational teaching isn’t an accident of personality: it can be learned. Some individuals may arrive at it more intuitively (and so more fully and more quickly) than others, but we can all consider its various components and make organized and personal choices about improving our practice.