Sharing My Journey With My Students: Applied Assignments That First Changed MY Relationships

Date

2012

Authors

Randall, G. Kevin

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Family Science Review

Abstract

Parker Palmer (1998) said it well: “We did not merely find a subject to teach - the subject also found us” (p. 25). In this brief article, I want to share with others what my subject has taught my students and me. Over the past 20 years, three particular assignments or practicums, as I call them in class, have consistently earned high commendations from my undergraduate students, students whose academic majors vary across the campus from engineering and technology to liberal arts and sciences. These three assignments, focusing primarily on the family of origin, interpersonal communication, and forgiveness, are the applied backbone of the course, Family Relations, an upper-level undergraduate course.

Description

This article was originally published by Family Science Review

Keywords

teaching, family origin, interpersonal communication, forgiveness

Citation

Randall, G. K. (2012). Sharing my journey with my students: Applied assignments that First changed MY Relationships. Family Science Review 17(1), 72-79.