By JOY PULLMANN
Anyone who is a parent, manager, or in any other position of authority or influence is also a teacher. Passing on to others the wisdom of life experience is a duty to all who have been given much we donât deserve, which is all of us. In this important endeavor that all responsible adults take on at some point in life, I have found a very small new book very helpful.
âTried and True: A Primer on Sound Pegagogyâ is a primer on effective teaching out this month from Hillsdale College Press and written by a friend, Dr. Daniel Coupland. You can get a copy from Hillsdale Collegeâs bookstore online. After I read an early copy I sent Coupland a short recommendation to put inside the final book. A professor at Hillsdale since 2006 and its former dean of faculty, Coupland also taught for years in K-12 schools.
âTried and Trueâ took me about an hour and a half to read altogether, in about three short sittings. I immediately was able to apply its good advice to my work leading The Federalistâs editorial team. During a discussion I was leading, I remembered Couplandâs admonition about asking questions of those you are instructing…