Emptiness from teaching
Hi everyone. For context I have a background in environmental law and development studies. Right now, I am a university professor for law undergrads. I just wanted to vent a little as an educator how tiring and tough it is having critical approaches in the education sector right now. It’s almost like critical thinking is looked down upon.
I’ve been feeling this way because students from my environmental law course are just interested in learning administrative and logistical topics like how to get environmental permits for corporations or tourist complexes to essentially destroy nature.
As a development agent, their lack of interest in human rights, climate change and environmental conflicts absolutely drains me. Everything feels so soulless nowadays.
Sorry, I just really wanted to vent a little about my experience as an educator. I know my students are not forced to be interested in the same thing as me. I just wanted to know if anyone else feels this way whatsoever? Lol