"Good
teaching cannot be reduced to technique but is rooted in the identity
and integrity of the teacher. Good teaching takes myriad forms but good
teachers share one trait: they are authentically present in the
classroom, in community with their students and their subject. They
possess "a capacity for connectedness" and are able to weave a complex
web of connections between themselves, their subjects, and their
students, helping their students weave a world for themselves. The
connections made by good teachers are held not in their methods but in
their hearts - the place where intellect, emotion, spirit, and will
converge in the human self - supported by the community that emerges
among us when we choose to live authentic lives."
- Parker Palmer
