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Teaching and living in the classroom of the soul Stager, Mary Catherine
Abstract
Teaching is a call to the sacred in life, for it is the field of self-knowing and ultimately of transformation. My conceptual exploration of the inner life of the teacher represents an experiment in educational research wherein I define the qualities of the "True" teacher and show how a heightened teaching "presence" cultivates a classroom of compassion and soulful learning. I have invited the voices of other writers from the fields of psychology, philosophy, spirituality and education to co-habit this text, offering their unique insights into searching/educating for spirit. This auto-ethnography presents a personal narrative of my teaching/living experiences revealing the pre-requisites necessary to be fully present in the classroom, and honoring the humanity both in myself and in my students. I examine the essential qualities of the True teacher as manifested in her presence, and in the acts of "myth-making," "witnessing," "compassion," and "knowing." Throughout my writing, I juxtapose my personal/professional inquiries with a more academic discussion revealing the tension between these two voices within myself. As well, I locate my personal inquiries in the experiences of the body honoring the kinesthetic wisdom that I have too long ignored. What emerges is a conversation between teacher and person, both identities searching for communion with the other. The classroom is the site of that communion as I come to inhabit my body and my spirit more fully, and begin to recognize the barriers and bridges to my True self/ teacher within my pedagogy and my life. This autobiographical writing is a healing journey locating transcendence within the everyday experiences of a teacher's life.
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Teaching and living in the classroom of the soul
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University of British Columbia
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| Date Issued |
2003
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| Description |
Teaching is a call to the sacred in life, for it is the field of self-knowing and
ultimately of transformation. My conceptual exploration of the inner life of the teacher
represents an experiment in educational research wherein I define the qualities of the "True"
teacher and show how a heightened teaching "presence" cultivates a classroom of
compassion and soulful learning. I have invited the voices of other writers from the fields of
psychology, philosophy, spirituality and education to co-habit this text, offering their unique
insights into searching/educating for spirit. This auto-ethnography presents a personal
narrative of my teaching/living experiences revealing the pre-requisites necessary to be fully
present in the classroom, and honoring the humanity both in myself and in my students. I
examine the essential qualities of the True teacher as manifested in her presence, and in the
acts of "myth-making," "witnessing," "compassion," and "knowing." Throughout my
writing, I juxtapose my personal/professional inquiries with a more academic discussion
revealing the tension between these two voices within myself. As well, I locate my personal
inquiries in the experiences of the body honoring the kinesthetic wisdom that I have too long
ignored. What emerges is a conversation between teacher and person, both identities
searching for communion with the other. The classroom is the site of that communion as I
come to inhabit my body and my spirit more fully, and begin to recognize the barriers and
bridges to my True self/ teacher within my pedagogy and my life. This autobiographical
writing is a healing journey locating transcendence within the everyday experiences of a
teacher's life.
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| Language |
eng
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| Date Available |
2009-10-29
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0054889
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University of British Columbia
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| Graduation Date |
2003-11
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| Scholarly Level |
Graduate
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