Now, more than ever, high quality relationships between teachers and learners are critical to deep meaningful learning and to the learner's long-term success. Transcendent Teacher Learner Relationships: The Way of the Shamanic Teacher (Second Edition) explores the nature of the transcendent teacher learner relationship and precisely how such relationships of warmth, safety, mutual care, mutual respect and mutual trust are developed and maintained. Personal narratives from the classroom frontlines as well as the analysis contained herein provide a fresh outlook, a roadmap that leads to the most transformative relationships imaginable for teachers and learners.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements 1 The Nature of the Transcendent Relationship  1 Dash and the Electrician: A Parable of a Transcendent Relationship  2 Analysis  3 Teacher and Learner  4 The King’s Speech  5 The Transcendent Teacher  6 The Transcendent Teacher Learner Relationship  7 The Author’s Background with Teaching and Learning Encounters  8 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly  9 The Mother as Teacher  10 Life at School  11 How People Acted at School  12 Life at Home  13 What I Needed at School  14 Teacher Realness  15 Mrs. Peggy Pridemore, Transcendent Teacher  16 Down the Road  17 A Reflection Before a Storm, Then Sunshine  18 Teacher Power and Relationships  19 Questions for Thought 2 The Nature of the Transcendent Shamanic Teacher  1 Anne And Helen  2 Transcendent Shamanic Teaching  3 The Transcendent Shamanic Teacher Merges with the Learner  4 Transcendent Shamanic Teaching as a Glamorous Act  5 Transcendent Shamanic Teaching Uplifts, Heals and Mobilizes the Learner  6 A Note Regarding the Unencumbered Learner and the Transcendent Shamanic Teacher  7 The Origins of Transcendent Shamans  8 Portrait of Veronica and Theoni  9 Veronica Risks  10 Final Thoughts from Theoni  11 Transcendent Shamanism in the Everyday Context  12 Questions for Thought 3 Portrait of Transcendent Shamanic Teacher  1 Peggy the Learner and Her Transcendent Teacher Mr. Santon  2 Peggy the Teacher  3 Charley  4 Peggy and Hunter  5 A Moment of Peggy’s Teaching: An Act of Glamour and Power  6 Questions for Thought 4 An Ethic of Care, Tact and Tone  1 An Ethic of Care  2 Obstacles to Caring for the Learner  3 Tact  4 Tone  5 Questions for Thought 5 Portrait of Transcendent Relator  1 At Home  2 Frances  3 Ms. Nettie  4 The Pedagogy of Manners  5 Being Open  6 The Art of Conversation  7 Freedom and Afffection  8 Questions for Thought 6 Trust, Freedom and Mother Love  1 The Facilitator  2 Three Essential Attitudes of the Facilitator  3 A Bit on Trust from Rogers  4 The Move toward Freedom  5 Mother Love  6 Questions for Thought 7 Portraits of Transcendent Relators  1 Lauren  2 Lauren’s School Experiences  3 The Connection  4 Portrait of Kathy  5 Kathy  6 Kathy in High School  7 Kathy at College  8 Questions for Thought 8 Risk, Authority and Trust  1 Authority and Corresponding Risk  2 The Dilemma of Building a New Authority Dynamic  3 Trust  4 An Atmosphere of Security  5 The Revelation of the Teacher’s Innermost Self  6 Morning Spirit  7 Questions for Thought 9 Portraits of Transcendent Relators  1 Jerry  2 A Cold Teacher (Ms. Gilzenskolds [A Pseudonym])  3 Leslie, a Caring Teacher  4 Jerry at Saint Albans High School  5 A Little Thing  6 Afffijirming the Learner’s Individuality  7 Portrait of Transcendent Shamanic Teacher: Leslie  8 Leslie (Jerry’s Professor)  9 Spiritual Professor  10 Direct Professor  11 Beloved Professor  12 Challenging Professor  13 Pushing Professor  14 Graceful Professor  15 Leslie the Teacher  16 Putting Oneself in the Place of the Learner  17 Jerry (Prior Portrait) and Leslie  18 Risk  19 Questions for Thought 10 Balance, Transcendence and Dispositions  1 Maxine Greene, Freedom and Negotiation  2 Freedom and Discipline  3 The Transcendence Space  4 Hospitality  5 Teacher Reflection  6 Transcendence  7 Hope  8 Creativity  9 Awareness  10 Faithful Doubt  11 Wonder, Awe and Reverence  12 Questions for Thought 11 Portraits of Transcendent Relators  1 Kellen  2 Kellen’s Life  3 Jan  4 Dr. Noy  5 Dr. Ball  6 Portrait of Dr. Ball  7 Dr. Ball (Kellen’s Professor)  8 The Service  9 More Background  10 Dr. Ball, the Teacher  11 The Teacher as Empowerer, Not as Helper  12 Humor and Answers  13 Questions for Thought 12 Reconciliation, Banking Education, Problem Posing Education, the I-It and I-Thou Relationships, and the Teacher as Midwife  1 Reconciliation between Teacher and Student  2 Banking Education  3 Problem Posing Education  4 The I-IT Relationship  5 The I-Thou Relationship  6 Becoming Mutual  7 Dialogue and Inclusion  8 The Teacher as Midwife  9 Communion  10 Questions for Thought 13 Portrait of Transcendent Shamanic Teacher  1 Laura  2 First Transcendence  3 The Confrontation  4 The Transformation  5 A Mutual Relationship  6 Laura the Teacher  7 Equality and Freedom  8 Humor  9 The Mutual Exchange  10 Reciprocal Relationships  11 Questions for Thought 14 Power, Rhythm, the Turning Point, Limits, Limitations and Labeling  1 Compelling Powers and Rhythm  2 Establishing a Bond with the Learner  3 The Turning Point  4 Limits and Limitations  5 The Damaging Impact of Labels  6 Precocious Learners and Labeling  7 Questions for Thought 15 Portrait of Transcendent Shamanic Teacher  1 Beth  2 Beth’s Classroom  3 Beth the Teacher  4 Alexander  5 Removing Barriers  6 Questions for Thought 16 The Transcendent Teacher-Learner Relationship: A Class Investigation  1 Introduction/Perspectives of the Research  2 Methods/Data Source  3 Composite Narratives  4 Summary and Implications  5 Implications for Early Childhood Teacher Educators  6 Questions for Thought 17 Miracles Can Happen: The School of Transcendence  1 Perspectives on Education  2 Methods/Data Source  3 Findings  4 Philosophical Orientation and Approach to Creating Learning Encounters  5 Curricula  6 Planning and Scheduling  7 Assessment And Evaluation  8 Physical Space  9 School Community Interpersonal Relationships  10 Traditional Schools as Places of Violence  11 Governance of the School of Transcendence  12 Transcendence-Oriented Approaches Implemented in Reggio Emilia Schools  13 Metaphors for the School of Transcendence  14 Conclusion  15 Questions for Thought 18 Putting It All Together  1 A Synthesis of the Research on Transcendent Teacher Learner Relationships  2 Love  3 Trust, Risk and Tact  4 Seeing from the Other’s Point of View  5 Dialogue and the Reduction of Distance  6 Mutuality and Reciprocity  7 Transcendent Impact  8 Community  9 The Transformative Impact of the Transcendent Teacher Learner Relationship  10 Questions for Thought Appendix A: Heuristic Research Methodology and Procedures Appendix B: Transcendent Teacher Dispositions Appendix C: Role Play Scenarios References