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One of the continual challenges of teaching — and in fact, I’d argue the single most important thing for teachers to master — is the ability to remember what it was like to not yet understand the material you’re presenting. Believe it or not, there was a time when you yourself did not yet understand […] (read more)
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Empathy — a capacity with which most people are equipped — is the ability to understand and have compassion for another’s situation. We put ourselves in their shoes, and imagine life in their circumstances. Often this involves the assumption that the way they feel in a certain scenario is the same way we would feel […] (read more)
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If there’s one thing that drives me nuts about this culture, it’s that choosing to actually use one’s mind is often ridiculed. Don’t believe me? Try casually mentioning in conversation that you’ve been learning, just for fun, ancient Greek or economics. Or try taking a book on differential equations to the beach. Every face will […] (read more)
Position of Privilege
Seeking understanding and compromise beyond my safe little perch
Come one, come all
Greetings, and welcome to my lair! Allow me to introduce myself, and to explain why I named this blog what I did.
In the meantime, kick off your shoes, grab a cuppa, and settle in with me for some deep thinking!
