"I tend to be a bit of a control freak in class. I want to make sure that, y now all my ducks are lined up and that everything goes according to plan," she says. "When i am doing the performance of teaching a class, i default to wanting it to be as scripted and perfect as i was raised to expect" She adds: "That just takes of the vitality right out of it."
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