What if friendship with students isn’t unprofessional- but essential?
Sometimes the most radical thing we can do is challenge the unspoken rules about teacher-student relationships. When we bring our authentic selves to the classroom and treat young people as worthy of genuine connection, learning becomes possible in ways control never could.
In this conversation with Jarrett Arnold—a science and math teacher who came to education as an artist, parent, and former puppeteer—we explore what happens when we choose radical acceptance over traditional authority.
Why does vulnerability from teachers unlock vulnerability in learners?
What becomes possible when we stop pretending the curriculum isn’t arbitrary and start building real relationships instead?
This conversation isn’t about following the rules—it’s about having the courage to be yourself, trust young people, and remember that students are actually smarter than we are.
All these paradigm-shattering insights on friendship, vulnerability, and radical acceptance, in this episode of Breaking the Paradigm.
Thanks, Jarrett, for a great conversation!
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