The Teaching and Learning Center is delighted to announce the publication of Showing Up, Slowing Down, Letting Go: Reflections on Parenting and Pedagogy, edited by TLC Fellow Kristine Riley.

Over the past ten years, the Teaching and Learning Center has employed more than a dozen graduate fellows who have started or grown their families while completing their degrees. This collection—written by current and former GC students, including one TLC alumnus—is born from that lineage, with contributions that explore the tensions and possibilities of praxes informed by the highs and lows of parenting and classroom instruction.

Though the reflections in this collection are inspired by the dual experiences of parenting and teaching, the insights and values are not exclusive to parenting-educators. Parenting, like other forms of radical love, can multiply our generosity about the importance of caregiving and reproductive labor in society. Showing up, slowing down, and letting go are strategies available to anyone looking to provide patience, understanding, and opportunities to discover and co-create the gifts of a living and loving community.

Featuring essays by: Kristi Riley, James Tolleson, Sam O’Hana Grainger, Anke Geertsma, Victoria Murray, Luis Escamilla Frias, Zachary Simonds, and Destry Sibley.