The Courage to Teach: Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life

Full podcast episode available here: 🎧 ➡️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusyProfessionall | ➡️ Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/busyprofessional | ➡️ Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/busy-college-university-professors-the-best-books-reviews/id1798708020⁠ | Follow us for more insights & updates: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/busy_proffesional/ | 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@busyprofessionalParker Palmer's The Courage to Teach explores the inner life of teachers and its impact on their ability to connect with students and subjects.The book emphasizes the importance of self-knowledge, confronting fear, and embracing paradox as essential elements of good teaching. It critiques the objectivist approach to education, advocating for a community of truth where teachers and students engage in a passionate and disciplined inquiry together. Palmer examines how movements for educational reform need individuals who embrace both the challenges and rewards of living and teaching with authenticity. Ultimately, the work champions the sacred nature of teaching and learning and the cultivation of respect for the great things of the world.

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