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If students and subjects accounted for all the complexities of teaching, our standard ways of coping would do—keep up with our fields as best we can, and learn enough techniques to stay ahead of the student psyche. But there is another reason for these complexities: we teach who we are.Teaching, like any truly human activity, emerges from one’s inwardness, for better or worse. As I teach, I project the condition of my soul onto my students, my subject, and our way of being together. The entanglements I experience in the classroom are often no more or less than the convolutions of my inner life. Viewed from this angle, teaching holds a mirror to the soul. If I am willing to look in that mirror, and not run from what I see, I have a chance to gain self-knowledge—and knowing myself is as crucial to good teaching as knowing my students and my subject.
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On a superficial level, a teacher for all seasons is always fresh, authentic and relevant, while on a deeper level it refers to being a teacher of conscience.
My inspiration for this blog post and my recent webinar for the Fall Blog Festival was the original play called A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt. Set in medieval times, during the reign of King Henry VIII, it examines the principles of a social philospher called Thomas More, who went against royal commands and was executed for being true to his own conscience.
First of all, I think it’s amazing to still be inspired by the social philosophy of a medieval thinker in this modern age of social relevance and revolutions; social media, social proof, social psychology….the list goes on.
Secondly, while teachers in the “free” world today may not risk being executed for their values, they may sometime risk the consequences of breaking rules, turning education upsidedown, or having their values undermined by the powers that be. They may have to make decisions that put their jobs on the line.
Teachers are in danger of being forced to ignore or become desensitised to their inner callings, instincts and beliefs. They are in danger of being forced to live beyond conscience.
The actual story of Sir Thomas More’s rebellion against the king is a story of the times they lived in and, therefore, seemingly irrelevant in the 21st century. However, the integrity of A Man For All Seasons has lessons in it for teachers who want to remain strong, inspired and true to themselves against the odds. I’m taking the themes of conscience and resilience from this story and bringing them to bear upon our collective journeys as teacher bloggers, diarists and human beings.