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Dan's avatar

I loved this - you sound like you are a fantastic teacher and one I wish I had had growing up.

Matt Fitzpatrick's avatar

thanks, I appreciate the thought :)

Daniel Strongman's avatar

This was a great article @Matt Fitzpatrick! This week I wrote a similar article about the moral duty educators have to their students written through the lens of a previous student, me (I’m not an educator.) I grapple with the topic of being queer in high school in the early aughts. Our writing has intersections on the subject of neutrality/value-neutral. I speak about German Philosopher, Max Weber, and how his theory of neutrality is dangerous to marginalized students. It was really helpful to read your article from an educators point of view. I actually wish I had read this before I wrote mine. If you have any interest in philosophy or morality, please give it a read. https://themoralityof.substack.com/p/the-morality-of-the-educator

Matt Fitzpatrick's avatar

Daniel, thanks for expanding on a feeling that is ever present in how education feels to me - and I think so many! From the similar silences to the feelings beyond the classroom curriculum, it all hit home, and was a great read!

Marisa Billions's avatar

Every last word of this. I need to go back and read it again there were some exceptionally powerful quotes in this.

Brenden O'Donnell's avatar

Yes to all of this!!! And Braiding Sweetgrass is an amazing rec 💜💜💜

Matt Fitzpatrick's avatar

It’s such an incredible book, and it was recommended to me by one of my students.