Kindness is taking the principles of sincere self-care and extending them. I try not to check my email on a Saturday or a Sunday, so that I have time to recharge. Getting pedagogical training in whatever way we can is a kindness to ourselves. For giving ourselves for accidental things like writing on the whiteboard with a permanent marker,. realizing that students are not going to remember for the rest of our lives that day that we spelled coffee down our shirt.
Cate Denial shares about her book A Pedagogy of Kindness on episode 467 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
I need to be a partner with my students in this learning process.
-Cate Denial
I walk into class prepared for collaboration and discovery with my students.
-Cate Denial