I always think of my uncle, Luke. A high school English teacher of over 50 years, he has dealt with ALL OF IT and has somehow maintained such a giving, benevolent spirit. How? How did he manage not to succumb to the cynicism that seems to hover around me every time I start grading? <\/p>\n
To be honest, one of the reasons I signed up for this course is because I’m afraid that I’m losing the joy in teaching (which directly effects the kindness in teaching) and I refuse to put that on my students’ shoulders. I need to find a new approach that will resonate with the students and with myself. Me being excited about the material is *not* enough. I am reading book upon book about interactive learning, but much of it is either failing in practice or not implementable in my classroom.<\/p>\n
Much of my own experience with learning was fear-based — do well or else. That’s not something I want to emulate. But I’m hopeful that this session will get me thinking more creatively in how to achieve the learning objectives in my courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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