For if we are really to receive everyone as Christ that means that we must respect each as made in the image of God and not in the image of ourselves. Esther de Waal,Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict. Reflection Sitting at their tables, my students listened to me with red-rimmed eyes or drooping heads. Many had half empty coffee cups near them. They were tired. Painfully tired. I knew these students gained from the course because they would refer to its content in other classes. But as I walked to my car, their … [Read more...] about Releasing the Helm: Loosening My Grip on My Students’ Learning (Scholar’s Compass)