"I really do appreciate how you incorporate such fascinating looks in your work at these topics that most of us wouldn't have done any reading or studying on," she says. One of the things that you stress in your work is a vital combination of two things: compassion and challenge. "And I think that we need to bring that into our classrooms."
Sarah Rose Cavanagh shares about her book Mind Over Monsters on episode 465 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
It is a real difficult challenge walking through this world full of monsters when our own bodies and minds can be monstrous.
-Sarah Rose Cavanagh
Compassion comes first.
-Sarah Rose Cavanagh
I love setting goals with students in class.
-Sarah Rose Cavanagh
If you set goals that are not difficult enough, motivation dries up.
-Sarah Rose Cavanagh