Jackie Hudson, Philosophical Educator

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My goal as an educator is to help learners develop their potential as humans. In particular, I try to educe more skillful thinking and more skillful moving from individuals. For this to happen, learners need to appreciate that they have undeveloped potential, that it can be developed through their agency, and that it is in their best interests to do so. Generally this realization generates a little enthusiasm, and if that is coupled with appealing opportunities to respond to appropriate challenges, learning is educed. Attention to safety is critical, and some fun is fundamental. This seems to work best if individual interests and experiences can be incorporated. Before long there is apt to be sustained engagement and effort, and eventually excellence. To the extent that the learner's agency remains central to this process, the learner should be able to extend this experience and/or expand into related experiences after the period of formal learning ends.