Teaching is an Act of Hope

About this episode

In this episode, CherylAnne Amendola reflects on the role of hope in teaching and its impact on students.

Send us Fan Mail Why do we teach? It’s a question educators are asked all the time, often with a mix of curiosity, disbelief, and admiration. In this solo reflection and community episode, I explore the answer that often hides just beneath the surface: hope. Teaching is one of the greatest acts of hope we can offer the world. Every day, we welcome students from all walks of life and help them learn not just academic content, but how to think, how to question, how to care for themselves and on...

People in this episode

Host: CherylAnne Amendola

Topics covered

• teaching
• hope
• education
• student engagement
• reflection

Keywords

• teaching
• hope
• education
• students
• learning

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