Teaching with Bravery: Meditation and Heart Advice for Teachers - Paperback

by Noel McLellan (Author)

"Teaching With Bravery is a deeply visionary book with direct, alive expression about teaching as a method of inner as well as social transformation. McLellan joins diverse predecessors like Parker Palmer, bell hooks, and Arthur Zajonc in profound trust in the inner potential of every human being, the daring possibilities of the classroom, and the urgency of authentic teaching from within. His book is accessible and fresh, his message transformative. Recommended for teachers of any level, any subject."

Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D.

Author of Meditation and the Classroom: Contemplative Pedagogy for Religious Studies.

Author Biography

Noel McLellan is a school teacher and a meditation instructor. He is an acharya, or "honoured teacher," in the Shambhala tradition. He began practicing meditation when he was 12, and has trained in a variety of contemplative arts including Japanese archery, flower arranging, and calligraphy. Noel teaches middle and high school English and History and has served as Head Teacher as well as Dean of Mindfulness and Contemplative Learning. He has two children, Gabriel and Esmé, and lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.