Episode #2
Point of Reflection S2E1 - Voice, silence, and owning our thinking
Share your thoughts The Point of Reflection is the companion to each episode of Education by Design — a short, spoken reflection recorded after the conversation ends. This is where I sit with the ideas discussed with my previous guest. It's good to sort through what our learning is stirring in our own lives and work, and think openly. This is a window into how learning happens for me: slowly, personally, and iteratively. If the episode is the conversation, this is what the conversation is shaping, for me. This is the point of my reflection After my conversation with Michele on AI, student writing, and authenticating rather than policing, I continued to think about experiences that shape my own voice. In this reflection, I trace that question through my own life: a self I once lost and spent years recovering, a friend who has been to six silent retreats, the hardest pose at the end of every yoga class, and a recent silence I didn't choose — one I'm learning to sit inside anyway. Some of what I'm pondering: We worry about students outsourcing their writing. Are we paying enough attention to what they're outsourcing with it? Whose version of you is circulating right now — and did you author it? Is stillness something we're born able to do, or a practice we owe ourselves before life demands it? What would it mean to treat reflection not as a luxury at the end of the day, but as the work itself? Here is Michele's V.O.I.C.E authentication resource and Substack I hope this reflection gives you a reason to sit alone with your thoughts, too. Full episode with Michele Lackovic Follow the EduByDesign Blog to explore the podcast topics, further. And please let Phil know what resonates with you, in the comments .
