I think that so many of their classes are designed around regiment, not even riger regiment where you are supposed to do these things the same way every week. I usually re teach myself the importance of listening the first week of the smasterand it usually happens once every two years or so. Every time i have a bad day in class, i find it's because i didn't listen carefully enough to the students. The less i try and impose myself on them, the more organic and natural the class becomes. And then i become a resource for them where i can help them think through things but they are going to be determining where we go.
Chris Friend discusses teaching as listening on episode 328 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
Quotes from the episode
We don’t teach content, we teach the students who are in the room.
-Chris Friend
Planning less has always paid off for me.
-Chris Friend
This semester’s classes amaze me with how flexible and sympathetic students are.
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Chris Friend