Without apology

embrace - rather than apologize for- rigorous content, academic challenge, and the work necessary to scholarship

how to teach without apology

• don't assume something will be boring for students
• don't blame the content - instead reflect on the rationale
• make the content accessible

Some alternatives to apology - teacher

• This material is great" because it's really challenging .
• We're going to have some fun as we do this.
• This gets more exciting as you come to understand it better.
• There's a great story behind this.

apologies for students

• This is one of the things you're going to take real pride in knowing.
• This is really tricky. But I haven't seen much you couldn't do if you put your mind to it.
• It's okay to be confused the first time through this but we're going to get this so let's make another try.

high standards = powerful ethos