Fun with Resistance: Exit Slip for Frank McCourt Interview

Instinctively I imagined "teacher inquiry" to be delving deeper and staying up-to-date with the latest developments in the subject area. However, I think Frank McCourt's inquiry was of himself and his relationship with his students. He "wanted [his] students to think for themselves," and his own humility allowed this to happen. He did not assume he knew everything, nor did he dictate a single pathway for his students. Instead he was open and willing to learn about the best ways to connect with his students. He states, "you'll always have resistance," and that there's "no use fighting it. In such a beautifully warm and relaxed way, this statement, like his lessons, is transformed from a warning to a promise of constant inquiry and all the joys and excitement that brings.

[Thoughts on a  Frank McCourt Interview]