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A review by akingston5
Radical Presence: Teaching as Contemplative Practice by Mary Rose O'Reilley
“To teach is to create space... These are revolutionary words, because most of us think only in terms of filling space.”
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I’ve emailed with her a bit and never met her, but Mary Rose O’Reilley’s work and writings have mentored and guided me so much not only as a teacher but as a human being. In this, she offers a perspective that views teaching as a contemplative practice in which silence, depth, and vulnerability are essential to the classroom. She pulls in the work of other scholars, Buddhist and Quaker theology, and her own experiences to weave suggestions for a better, more whole kind of education. If you’re in education, this is only 48 pages and well worth your time!
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I’ve emailed with her a bit and never met her, but Mary Rose O’Reilley’s work and writings have mentored and guided me so much not only as a teacher but as a human being. In this, she offers a perspective that views teaching as a contemplative practice in which silence, depth, and vulnerability are essential to the classroom. She pulls in the work of other scholars, Buddhist and Quaker theology, and her own experiences to weave suggestions for a better, more whole kind of education. If you’re in education, this is only 48 pages and well worth your time!