[Posted by M. Bogen, 12-11-14] It's a pretty fair bet that very few people pursue a career in teaching because they want to administer high-stakes standardized tests. Ironically, though, such tests are the dominant reality today in public school teaching and learning. It's more likely that people go into teaching because of love — of subject matter, of young people and their potential, and for the process of learning itself.
A crucial dimension of love, or corollary to love, in educational settings is reverence, a topic that scholars A.G. Rud...