Not exact matches
What inspires me more than any arm balance or back
bend is how people's faces soften
over time and how, once a
student is invested in the process of learning with me and with the community, they open in beautiful and surprising ways.
Begin class with the
students in a supine position, on their mats, knees
bent and soles of the feet on the floor, legs extended, or legs
over a bolster, depending on the comfort level of the
students.
We have all passed by the classroom of a teacher during her lunch period and glanced inside to see the teacher working at her desk while one or two
students read, write, or
bend over a poster completing a project.
The amount of research that goes into these projects is far beyond that of a standard college essay, with most
students spending countless hours
bent over books and looking through archives.
Proprietary schools often
bend over backwards to accommodate their
students and offer classes at flexible times, as well as in flexible formats.
If some
student hands in a shoddy lazy homework assignment, the instructor won't
bend over backwards to figure it out.