Mike Wesch describes his becoming a learner and what it taught him about teaching on episode 118 of Teaching in Higher Ed.

I’ve always picked things that are really hard and bring out fears inside me.

Students get out of it whatever they put into it.

I take the philosophy that grading can play different roles depending on the course.

What matters when students graduate is how they’ve changed, not just their GPA.

When I started teaching in my late 20s, it was really easy to relate to students. As I was in my late 30s, it was much more difficult.

Life is too short to not experiment.