6)+Provocations+3+(Tension)

1) Read the following Parker-Palmer quote

“As good teachers weave the fabric that joins them with students and subjects, the heart is the loom in which the threads are tied, the tension is held, the shuttle flies, and the fabric is stretched tight. Small wonder, then, that teaching tugs at the heart, opens the heart, even breaks the heart – and the more one loves teaching, the more heartbreaking it can be. The courage to teach is the courage to keep one’s heart open in those very moments when the heart is asked to hold more than it is able so that teacher and student and subject can be woven into the fabric of community that learning, and living, require.” (Palmer 2007, p. 12) 2) Read the article "Changing School Culture: Using documentation to support collaborative inquiry" by Given, Kuh, LeeKeenan, Mardell, Redditt and Twombly __through the lens of the Palmer quote__ and reflect on the positive impact that TENSION can have on collaborative relationships.

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