—Considering my own practice— “Why on earth would you do that?” A friend asked incredulously, as I explained that I would be spending the evening with a former colleague to help her with course design. No, it’s not something I’m paid to do. And yet, in education, our collegial and pastoral responsibilities seem perhaps one…
Month: January 2022
Reflections on the death of Marakame Uxatiki
Yesterday, I heard the news of the death of someone dear to me in Mexico: the indigenous spiritual leader Marakame Uxatiki, Maestro Rosendo. We may never know the full details of his death, all that we do know is that it was brutal and that his young grandson was murdered alongside him. In my past…
Tentative firsts steps
Walking into the Nunn Hall in UCL’s Institute of Education and seeing a range of appropriately-distanced fellow students feels somewhat surreal but overwhelmingly reassuring after two years of almost exclusively online interactions. I find myself surprised at how tall or short many of my peers are—something impossible to gauge on a Zoom call. And then…