Some lessons learned about teaching, research, and academic disputation

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  • Frederick Erickson

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https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v24.2290

Abstract

In teaching I learned the importance of student assent to learn, and the power of students to withhold that assent. In research I learned the importance of being open to surprises and changes of mind, looking closely at all your evidence and not sweeping any of it under the rug. In academic disputation I learned about tribal isolation and siloing across disciplines in the field of education, and the difficult but important matter of trying to avoid “othering” those with whom you disagree. I also learned a great deal from my early experience in Lawndale [on Chicago's West Side], recognizing over time that in trying to help kids and adults there I had received much more from them than I gave. [Download the PDF and read more]

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2017-09-13

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Erickson, F. (2017). Some lessons learned about teaching, research, and academic disputation. Education Review, 24. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v24.2290

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Acquired Wisdom