I think when you authentically care about your students. You don't have to try to be human. And so just not giving them a reason to be afraid like I, I think every teacher has a story about a student who sent a picture from the ER or texted after they got in a car wreck on the way to class. Or there was a tweet that went viral some time ago about someone, it was a Colby college professor whose student was like trapped in their dorm room because there was a very large bug between them in the door and she couldn't get out"
Liz Norell shares about finding joy and curiosity in the questions on episode 453 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Get closer to people.
-Liz Norell
When you know someone, it is much harder to demonize them.
-Liz Norell
Get authentically curious about how other people see and experience the world.
-Liz Norell
I change the readings every semester.
-Liz Norell
I put readings on the syllabus that I haven’t read yet so that I can learn with my students.
-Liz Norell