Thomas Aquinas once wrote, “To know a thing is to awaken to its depth, complexity, and presence.” According to Aquinas, everything—and everyone—secretly and profoundly desires to be known. Teaching and learning have always been my passions, and Aquinas’ insight illuminates how central beauty is to both. Beauty, in this sense, is about depth—the depth at…
Yesterday, I finished teaching my final Psychology of Transformative Learning class. The title alone felt daunting to me—(I didn’t choose it; I would have called it something like Imaginal Ways of Knowing or The Psychology of Perceiving and Knowing). But instead of getting stuck on that, I leaned into what I always rely on: teaching…
When I was two years old, I was sitting on a carriage swing with my older sister. She sat on one side, and I sat facing her on the other. The neighborhood kids thought it was fun to push us too hard, and I wanted them to stop. I put my foot down—literally—and my leg…
Nearly two years ago, I published a book on teaching, Getting Messy: A Guide to Taking Risks and Opening the Imagination. At its core, the book explores teaching as a creative and transformative process—a journey of learning alongside our students. By approaching teaching as a shared inquiry, we stay renewed, recharged, and inspired. Teaching as…
Discovering the Power of Imagination Through Lynda Barry’s What It Is I’m absolutely loving Lynda Barry’s book What It Is. It’s a profound exploration of creativity, imagination, and the wonder of seeing the world through a child’s eyes. Barry’s writing and illustrations invite us to reconnect with that magical space where art, play, and the…
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