What do you do when you teach?

What teachers may be doing

instruct: to give a person direction, information, or authorization, aka: to teach

encourage: to give support, confidence, or hope to someone. to raise awareness to the point where one might attempt to do what is difficult

empower: to the give someone the authority or power to do something. to make someone stronger and more confident

inspire: to create a feeling in someone. fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something, esp. to do something creative. to animate one to action