Christy Albright + Clarissa Sorensen Unruh share about teaching, learning, and the lessons of grief on episode 596 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

The big griefs in my life stay forever.

Take two deep breaths.
-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh

None of the books that I researched on grief actually defined grief. It’s like they just assumed you knew what it was because it’s such a universal experience, but it’s not universally experienced by everybody in the same way.
-Christy Albright

Anticipatory grief is when you know something is coming and you’re already grieving that situation.
-Christy Albright

People assume that grief gets smaller, and actually we grow around it.
-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh

The big griefs in my life stay forever.
-Christy Albright

Resources

Bonni fact checks her anecdote about birds
Fractals: Is Hasan Smarter than a 13-year-old Math Genius
Peter Felten: Can We Teach Curiosity?
Resources for Grieving (Christy’s website)
Capsule
Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds
The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds
The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins
An Educator’s Guide to ADHD, by Karen Costa
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
An Educator’s Guide to ADHD, by Karen Costa

Teaching, Learning, and the Lessons of Grief

Teaching in Higher Ed