The Influence Of Nonviolence On Education

When I first began this project, I aimed to meet one specific objective. I wanted teachers to create classes that functioned with a high level of happiness and respect that I wasn’t observing in the schools that I was visiting. I believed that I could positively influence teachers in my current role in education as a mentor.
I learned of nonviolence in a graduate class and it changed my view on education. I had always thought of myself as an innovative and caring teacher, but the course had me reevaluating my teaching and myself. The class introduced me to nonviolent ideas and practices that changed me on a personal level. It was as though a new perspective appeared in my life. The perspective reminded me of something like an omniscient point
of view that has always been there, but was disregarded by me. Nonviolence was a path that allowed me a different understanding and perspective.
I began to understand that my feelings were not impairments, they were just feelings. It was a state of being. It might not go away, but it didn’t have to for me to be well. I have been labeled as sensitive since as long as I can remember. In my personal life, I deal with severe anxiety. I have always just managed to live with it. It was part of how people in my family identified me. Through nonviolence, I better understand myself and my emotions. Now, I stop and I look to better understand what is happening. Nagler (2004) captured my feelings when he stated that “the escape from violence is often experienced as a kind of strange joy. You pay a price, often a heavy one, but the sudden discovery of the creative path out of the dilemma between fear and