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Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

2007

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“No Time” Assignments: A Spiritual Perspective In Teacher Education, Bob London May 2007

“No Time” Assignments: A Spiritual Perspective In Teacher Education, Bob London

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

In this observational and reflective essay, I would like to discuss my experience with a type of assignment offered for educators in a holistic and integrative masters program who are interested in professional growth. I call this a “No Time” assignment and have found this type of assignment to be powerful in facilitating teacher growth, reasonably easy to formulate, and requiring little time outside of the educator’s normal activities. In this essay I will (1) briefly summarize a framework for the essence of a “No Time” assignment based on a perspective of spirituality in education, (2) describe the basic components …