Tag Archives: Teaching with Heart

“When we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey.”

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Kate Stover

When I was deciding whether to come back to teach one more year, I realized that the part that I like best is not giving information, it’s getting questions – especially questions that I have never explored before with students. … Continue reading →

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“Whether teaching or writing, what I really am doing is shepherding revelation; I am the midwife to epiphany.”

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Kate Stover

It’s the dead of winter, which is a hard time to begin something new. And yet, that’s exactly what those of us who are preparing to start a new semester must do. That’s why this is a perfect time for … Continue reading →

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“Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, you must know sorrow as the other deep thing.”

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Kate Stover

Are poems tools? The 90 contributors to this book think so. They describe how specific poems have helped them. For example, our line this week, from the poem “Kindness” by Naomi Shihab Nye, was submitted by a teacher who has those words … Continue reading →

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