Trust the Content and Trust Their Minds

Everything that I do either supports or diminishes my students’ reliance on their ability to think. It is only by thinking that people get better at thinking. My role is not to simplify subject matter for students, but to keep them engaged with and connected to subject matter. I am learning to trust the content and trust the minds of the learners. I am realising that once learners are caught up in the subject matter, it is the most potent source of knowledge. Because learners develop their understanding in a vast array of different ways, I need to build my experience in figuring out and appreciating other people’s ways of thinking.