I am delighted to introduce the Cocoon's newest contributor: Samuel Duncan (Tidewater Community College). Sam works in ethics, social-political philosophy, and 17th-19th century philosophy. Here's a quick blurb from Sam about some things he plans to contribute posts on here:
I've been thinking a lot the last year or so about philosophers' veneration of talent and how I think it really gets in the way of good teaching (and I think research backs that view up) and I've been working on something on that idea for a while. Letting go of that idea or at least trying to has been a huge help in my development as a teacher. And I've been kicking a few other thoughts on mostly teaching related stuff like that taking the "What's the point of this?" question more seriously than we tend to would help in developing classes that serve our students.
I'm really excited to have Sam on board as a contributor. I think these are important issues too, and it's great to have a voice on the Cocoon to speak to issues and share perspectives related to community colleges. Welcome aboard, Sam!
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