#we build structures-- scaffolding-- to help people grow. we treat them like humans. complex. fallible. tired. but usually trying to do good
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[id: a Tweet from @/CRCliff. "My professor hot take is that trusting students makes life so much better than assuming they're all lying or trying cheat [sic] on everything.]
#i think founding a pedagogy on distrust and antagonism is a pretty sick (negative) thing to do.#and yet there are people who will call you naive for trusting students (or even acknowledging that your course may not be a priority)#it is in fact a little bit radical to offer everyone grace#it is a bit revolutionary to say actually grades are a distraction from what we really care about: feedback and growth and learning#that doesn't necessarily mean you remove all structure. kind of the opposite#we build structures-- scaffolding-- to help people grow. we treat them like humans. complex. fallible. tired. but usually trying to do good#kevin gannon has an excellent book on this entitled 'radical hope: a teaching manifesto'
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