Teaching through the heart
I have been thinking deeply about the term “embodied pedagogy,” or teaching the whole self. bell hooks writes that in our society, we have learned to fragment the mind from the heart and spirit – respecting it above all else. However, when we teach through the heart, and view our students not just as minds, but as people, we find the compassion we need to be teachers as agents of change.
It starts with looking within ourselves as whole people, too. Teachers walk a fine line, and on our journey, we learn to be self-critical – becoming hyper aware of […]