Intentional Tenderness
I have this article postponed to come back into my inbox every 2-3 months or so. It helps ground me as AI continues to swoop through things that I used to take for granted. Report writing - AI can do it. Lesson planning - AI does that. Assessment? It can probably do that but not the way I like to - sitting down with my student and talking to them 1:1, although AI can analyse the data I collect pretty quick! As 2026 continues, I have adopted two 'buzz words': intentionality and tenderness. Intentionality may be invented, I can't be bothered to look it up, but I am basically trying to ensure I am more intentional throughout my day. Breathing intentionally, talking, listening, nodding intentionally. I honestly think that little twist is helping be a bit more, dare I say it, human. Tenderness...with myself, my loved ones, my colleagues and my students. I think this 'digital age' is doing something to my brain: on the computer I no longer use just Microsoft Office...
