Teaching as a Colleague

Teaching a colleague is one of the more subtle and challenging forms of teaching, because unlike the manager-subordinate relationship, or the classic teacher-student dynamic, there is no mutual assumption of authority with which one person can hold the other’s attention. A more delicate and deft approach is needed.
Teaching without assumption of authority is a [...]

Learning 2.0

By the time I was in 7th grade I was openingly challenging my teachers to justify the utility of the material that they were pushing on me. I was disinterested, uninspired, looking for a way to avoid the drudgery of learning something unappealing. Who cared if I knew geometry? What did the symbolism [...]

Seeking Truth with Curiosity and Wonder

How hard are you willing to work to see the truth?
I was taught early on that deep learning requires sober devotion, that a seeker must be willing to face the truth no matter how unpleasant. Valid enough, but a narrow approach that assumes a press through hard material. Such devoted, resolute focus can be [...]