Gonna start off with some R.D. Laing, saying some real shit about double binds in our default cultural context:pic.twitter.com/Ww2ooIo1SB
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Gonna start off with some R.D. Laing, saying some real shit about double binds in our default cultural context:pic.twitter.com/Ww2ooIo1SB
Laing: "We are instructed to be trust𝙞𝙣𝙜 of certain others, who tell us that we cannot trust ourselves. So that we are called on to place our untrustworthy trust in those who tell us to trust them when they tell us that we are untrustworthy: hence, our trust is untrustworthy."
So, we're growing up in *that* shitshow. Somebody comes along & says, "I can teach you to have more capacity in some important way!" I'm gonna talk about (at least) 3 models of teaching & capacity & self-trust (I'm thinking out loud here - rough draft)
3 modes of teaching: - Default: Build bounded capacity, undermine self-trust to get obedience to norms - Generative: Build self-trust & capacity, transcend & include norms - "Dark wizard" (Mark Lippmann's term): Build capacity, undermine self-trust, transgress norms
Default mode of teaching: Train students to gain bounded capacity that conforms to a given system of norms. Undermine self-trust to get obedience to authority & "right answer" Range of outcomes, from beloved teacher who inspires, to hated teacher - but still within a system
Generative mode of teaching: i.e. Zak Stein's "teacherly authority" -- teacher creates a space that is safe for not-knowing (this is unsafe in default mode) Students build self-trust, build capacity for self-direction, sensemaking, Jordan Hall "sovereignty"
Much, much more on "teacherly authority" in this @dthorson Emerge podcast with Zak Stein - annotated transcript & links in this Google doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-1CKkR8LVha5tAvgxv7mVHIPzJDhQbBhIPt21M2Ztqg/edit?usp=sharing …
I'll probably return to this later in the thread, after putting out a 3rd mode of teaching...
"Dark wizard" mode of teaching
(Term from @meditationstuff 's model: https://rothos.github.io/protocol_1/#IV:Thedemon-hauntedworldandscienceasacandleinthedark(asperCarlSagan) … )
Sooo... this is where Mason's tweet comes in again:https://twitter.com/webdevMason/status/1220852219643297800 …
So, I summarized this "dark wizard" mode of teaching as: Build capacity, undermine self-trust, transgress norms Someone in a teaching role can make a student both "stronger" & "weaker" at the same time, in different dimensions/areas
This 3rd mode is: - "Dark" bc of undermining students' self-trust in ways intended to benefit teacher at their expense, or which lead to other cascading harms - "Wizard" bc breaking norms -- the "normal" protections of the default (albeit crappy) systems are not in play
By showing someone that our default systems have significant crappy elements, and introducing the move of transcending systems as a path to agency / strength / capacity... the blinders & chains are coming off, but so are the guardrails. oh nopic.twitter.com/a9nQk5K70E
I have more thoughts, & I'll go ahead and tweet all these here so I don't lose the drafts
Oh man, there's at least a 4th mode (& probably more). I dub it: "Fumblewizard" Unskillful attempts at leveling up students, resulting in some combination of chaos / tragedy / slapstick comedy / narrowly skirting the brink of doom / falling in and clawing one's way out / etc
To the extent that I'm quoting R.D. Laing at people I don't know, I may be engaging in attempted wizardry at this very moment, that could well lead to fumblewizard blunders! The risk of fumblewizardry may be unavoidable, for anyone trying to navigate a cultural meaning crisis
Fumblewizard blunders can be co-created between teachers and students (see: The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (One lens: there's always some element of co-creation, implying some leverage points of co-response-ability)pic.twitter.com/KLzpEIH5Qw
Going to pull a side branch back into this main thread -- a lot of ideas here around "what is self-trust?" and different levels of working with that:https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1221036833980633088 …
Also, more on Zak Stein's "teacherly authority" and how that relates to blind spots, trust, and space for not-knowing:https://twitter.com/SarahAMcManus/status/1176690702593527808 …
For good measure, thread of threads re: models of trust:https://twitter.com/SarahAMcManus/status/1113251054232252422 …
And a bit more on why people undermine their own self-trust, or other people's self-trust:https://twitter.com/SarahAMcManus/status/1188968588297805824 …
Back to wizardry -- both the unpredictable risks of fumblewizardry, and predictable risks like "your motivation system will go offline while rebooting" discussed in the side branch How to relate to “Better not to start. If you start, better to finish"?https://twitter.com/SarahAMcManus/status/1216795817379532805 …
More from that thread:https://twitter.com/SarahAMcManus/status/1216796049916026881 …
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