Community and Acceptance

Abstract

To this point this book has focussed on the selected main elements of a loving pedagogy including kindness, empathy, intimacy, bonding, sacrifice, forgiveness, community, and acceptance. Each chapter has started with a theoretical discussion followed by ideas on translating theory to practice. Nevertheless it might still be hard for some readers to fully visualise what loving pedagogy entails when faced with the pragmatics of real classrooms in real schools. This chapter presents a case study of loving pedagogy through information gleaned from research data. The intent is to as much as possible allow the included photos and quotes speak for themselves. This study focuses on one child in one school, but hopefully educators of students of all ages will see possibilities relevant to their own situations.