Teach from the Heart: A Pedagogy of Love for Fearful Times

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Teach from the Heart: A Pedagogy of Love for Fearful Times

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How can a teacher remain whole and happy, able to teach well for an entire semester, an entire year, and an entire career? Teach from the Heart is about finding, rediscovering, or holding on to the heart of the teaching life, which is, quite literally, the teacher's heart. It is an encouragement to take up teaching as more than a service to provide, a profession to master, or a job to perform. It is an invitation to artisanry, teaching as a craft that we master by working with our hands over long periods of time, producing results that bear the mark of their maker. Whether you're just beginning, or in it for the long haul, sit down with Teach from the Heart and deepen your heart for the teaching life. We need not bring to class the wisdom and knowledge we gained elsewhere; we can take up teaching as a spiritual practice, with the classroom as a sacred space for our own formation as persons. With nearly forty years' experience as both student and teacher, Jenell Paris's perspective is hard-won, but still lighthearted and enthusiastic. Teachers from any context will benefit: stories and examples include preschool, K-12, community education, and college teaching.

ISBN

9781498233491

Publication Date

6-2016

Publisher

Cascade Books

City

Eugene, Oregon

Keywords

teaching, education, pedagogy, messiah college, messiah university

Disciplines

Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Teach from the Heart: A Pedagogy of Love for Fearful Times

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