Pedagogical Inspiration
This week I have been thinking a lot about inspiration, about how we find inspiration to do the things that we both have to do and want to do at a time where socio-culturally and politically there is so much being thrown at us asking "why does this matter"? Yet it is sadly during times like these that we need to dig deeper for the inspiration for what we do. Of course not in a toxic positivity sort of way, because you know I would be the very last human to support anything toxic positivity as I have already identified that as the number one reason for burnout and moral injury in HigherEd. But digging for inspiration in terms of what connects with who we are in terms of morals, values, lived experiences, and connections. Over the last two weekends I have been lucky to see theatre that has made me think a lot. A lot. In a deep brain itch being scratched sort of way. Last weekend I saw The Table Knows Our Names by the Tapestry Theatre Collective and I can only hope that they t...