In The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life, Parker Palmer writes:

Good teachers possess a capacity for connectedness. They are able to weave a complex web of connections among themselves, their subjects, and their students so that students can learn to weave a world for themselves.

I'm not yet the teacher I hope to become, but in that aim, connectedness and sovereignty are the trajectory. I hope my students feel seen, valued, and honoured during our time together. If what Dr. Shawn Wilson says about ideas is true -- that they have agency and sovereignty, too, I hope the ideas that students and I convene around in order to learn, likewise, feel seen, valued, and honoured.

For more related to my approach to teaching and learning:

• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Student & Peer Evaluations
• Teaching Development Plan