Teachers can only cultivate student selfhood through their own self-cultivation
Evidence
In order to cultivate selfhood in students, teachers must bring to the table their own achieved self-cultivation, their commitment to ongoing growth, and their various practices, styles, and tricks for combatting the many forces that deaden the self and distract us from our task of becoming. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 655
Categorization
- DEFINE: Defines ‘selfhood is contagious’ as a pedagogical principle.
- XREF: connects to: Teacher thinking is only validated through students’ authentic thinking — Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 221; Engaged pedagogy uniquely requires teacher self-actualization before student empowerment — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as…, 42; Mindful self-awareness is the first step toward a teacher’s liberation from external control — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed:…, 680 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Engaged pedagogy uniquely requires teacher self-actualization before student empowerment
#corroborates(0.85) — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress, 42 - Teacher thinking is only validated through students’ authentic thinking
#expands(0.80) — Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 221 - Mindful self-awareness is the first step toward a teacher’s liberation from external control
#exemplifies(0.80) — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 680