nanopolitics handbook - Minor Compositions

The body of a teacher— a nanobodyWhen I first became a teacher and needed to use the restroom inthe middle of a class, I had no clue as to what my elders did in suchsituations. No one talked about the body in relation to teaching. Whatdid one do with the body in the classroom? Trying to remember thebodies of my professors, I find myself unable to recall them. I hearvoices, remember fragmented details, but very few whole bodies. (bellhooks) 1The body of a teacher as a body to learn from:the teacher as a body in control, controlling other bodiesAfter years of de-schooling my body, this describes my experiences of a yearin teacher training, schooling my body, training my body to be a teacher. Onthe way to de-school my body [a map]:decisiveness – to changehonesty – clarity for honesty trust connectednessconnect with my desires feeling my skin, flesh, organs connect withothers – perceive, listen, communicate boundaries – for honestymy nano body isin collectivityin process open vulnerable needs spacethe nano body wants to in relation togetherin reflectionis creativehas time for process takes time for processpermits time for process with others makes my desireto teach.To transgress?165