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Zak Stein on teacherly authority
This approach is closely tied to non-coercive forms of teacherly authority: authority that is granted, not imposed, and grounded in care rather than control. However, in postmodern contexts, such authority is often viewed with suspicion, and even supportive emotional presence can be misinterpreted as a subtle power play. The challenge, then, is to cultivate relational and emotional integrity without slipping into manipulation or dominance.
Ultimately, pedagogical atmospherics ask how teacherly authority can be reimagined and distributed in ways that are legitimate, relational, and responsive to cultural complexity. In this view, education becomes not just the delivery of knowledge, but the shaping of shared space; where emotional honesty, mutual respect, and cognitive depth are held together.