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How COVID-19 Rekindled the Spirit of Teaching
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  • Nayha Acharya, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Keywords
  • Law School,
  • Teaching,
  • Law Professor,
  • Reflection
Abstract

The abrupt end to our classes in the middle of March 2020 due to the Covid-19 situation reignited in me the real sense of what it means to be a teacher. It brought me out of the superficial notion, where being a law professor just means being someone who has students who will listen to me talk about the law, and into the deeper sense - that being a teacher involves a very special human relationship. This transition arose in me, I believe, because the Covid-19 situation forced me to slow down and sit still for a while, and that moved me from a place of superficial busy-ness to grounded authenticity in all aspects of my life including teaching.

Citation Information
Nayha Acharya, "How COVID-19 Rekindled the Spirit of Teaching" (2020) 25:4 R Lex Electronica 30.