Jack Kurtz’s Reviews > Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom > Status Update

“All of us in the academy and in the culture as a whole are called to renew our minds if we are to transform educational institutions—and society—so that the way we live, teach, and work can reflect our joy in cultural diversity, our passion for justice, and our love of freedom.”

“To teach in a manner that respects and cares for the souls of our students is essential if we are to provide the necessary conditions where learning can most deeply and intimately begin.”

Teaching is a performative act and like any show it requires us to evaluate and assess our actions in accordance with what is most engaging to our audience. This evaluative process oftentimes demands the need to violate traditional boundaries and transgress against long held traditions in order to provide students with an experience that promotes freedom and growth.