
Learning: About Trees and Teaching
Recently I’ve undertaken a new learning project: identifying the trees in the woods around my home. I’ve lived among trees
June 2026


June 22, 2026 | By Jolyn Dahlvig and Robin Grebing
“I want to cultivate the capacity for second thoughts, by which I mean the stance and the competence that makes it feasible to inquire into the obvious. This is what I call learning.”
—Ivan Illich, “Ascesis”

Recently I’ve undertaken a new learning project: identifying the trees in the woods around my home. I’ve lived among trees

Recently, a student sent me a political news article with the comment “Things are falling apart.” I didn’t reply right

Over the past year, most campuses have had to confront the impact of ChatGPT on the classroom, particularly on
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