“Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe? Stephen Hawking
All the techniques and methods, strategies, tools and curricula directed at teachers…well, what breathes fire into teaching that makes it work for kids’ learning and growing into great people?
Is it a mystery? After all these years, I’m not sure because every teacher I’ve known has that in them under the right circumstances. When Darlene Rivera talks about seeing her kids get the possibilities of global service, of connecting with people around the world….when Brady Efting’s students use a protocol to give each other feedback on projects they have chosen and designed themselves, when Sally Bishop talks about her language department finding their coherence to learn about teaching with each other……I hear the fire in their voices. In those moments, they are not thinking about tests, mandates, giving up. In those moments, we share a fire that animates us to keep going on and on.
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