While I’m not in academia anymore and haven’t been for several years, its influence on the way I think about productivity remains palpable in my life, especially in the structure of my habits and goals. But the longer I’m alive the more sure I am that connection is the thing that lasts, the stuff of life. Thanks for this reminder to keep it all centered!
Yea we can get caught up in the mechanics of our institutions and forget the core values those institutions are meant to support. A classroom is no different: we can professionalize the essence out of it. At its core, a class is a group of people exploring ideas in community. I am trying to think of writing in that same way. Connection!
While I’m not in academia anymore and haven’t been for several years, its influence on the way I think about productivity remains palpable in my life, especially in the structure of my habits and goals. But the longer I’m alive the more sure I am that connection is the thing that lasts, the stuff of life. Thanks for this reminder to keep it all centered!
Yea we can get caught up in the mechanics of our institutions and forget the core values those institutions are meant to support. A classroom is no different: we can professionalize the essence out of it. At its core, a class is a group of people exploring ideas in community. I am trying to think of writing in that same way. Connection!
Yes! I always did enjoy that aspect of your classes, so give yourself credit for already having established that energy in your classrooms!