It’s September. As I ride the subway to Finch station, I am not going to the university to begin a new semester teaching. Instead, I am headed to see one of my many doctors. Due to on-going health issues, I have had to make the extremely difficult decision to take a semester off teaching, and focus on learning to get well. I thought I was going to be at loose ends and craving intellectual stimulation, but I realize that only my course of study has changed focus – from the politics of education, to the politics of health. Just as my students would have been starting their first assignment – the privilege diary – I have decided to stay connected to the process of teach.learn.change by engaging in this assignment myself. Read “Learning Our Own Lessons: one teacher’s privilege diary” more