Whoever our students may be, whatever the subject we teach, ultimately we teach who we are.
Parker J. PalmerAfraid that our inner light will be extinguished or our inner darkness exposed, we hide our true identities from each other. In the process, we become separated from our own souls. We end up living divided lives, so far removed from the truth we hold within that we cannot know the 'integrity that comes from being what you are.
Parker J. PalmerSelf-care is never a selfish act - it is only good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others.
Parker J. PalmerIn classical understanding, education is the attempt to "lead out" from within the self a core of wisdom that has the power to resist falsehood and live in the light of truth, not by external norms but by reasoned and reflective self-determination. The inward teacher is the living core of our lives that is addressed and evoked by any education worthy of the name.
Parker J. Palmer