There’s something about teaching that trains you to always be on to the next thing, the next lesson, the next kid, and this reads like a real push against that. How are you actually building the slow in when the school year makes everything feel urgent?
I don't know how to answer that yet, but I appreciate the impulse. This article was a writing of self reflection on fatherhood, but the application to teaching is real. I know that I'm comfortable slowing down with my content since it's amenable to deep reflection and repetition, but I know that there are subjects for which that would be difficult. I'm thankful to teach theology at a Lutheran school where the curricular demands are not dictated by coverage alone.
There’s something about teaching that trains you to always be on to the next thing, the next lesson, the next kid, and this reads like a real push against that. How are you actually building the slow in when the school year makes everything feel urgent?
I don't know how to answer that yet, but I appreciate the impulse. This article was a writing of self reflection on fatherhood, but the application to teaching is real. I know that I'm comfortable slowing down with my content since it's amenable to deep reflection and repetition, but I know that there are subjects for which that would be difficult. I'm thankful to teach theology at a Lutheran school where the curricular demands are not dictated by coverage alone.