CNN's John Sutter sits down for a conversation about the idea of cruelty-free syllabi. He says he used to teach at an institution where grades were very strict, and that it was counter to his values. The way in which students are treated can change how we think about them as human beings, writes Sutter. "We need to start at the very minim om asking ourselves these questions"
Matthew Cheney describes Cruelty-Free Syllabi on episode 296 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
A lot of my work, a lot of my career, and a lot of the moments that were most tense were moments where I had forgotten to trust students.
-Matthew Cheney
Respect students as human beings.
-Matthew Cheney
Students don’t enter a classroom immediately trusting a teacher.
-Matthew Cheney
We get used to a bureaucratic academic language that we oftentimes just inherit .
-Matthew Cheney