Länk till Brené Brown på Tedtalks.

For men, shame is not a bunch of competing, conflicting expectations. Shame is one, do not be perceived as what? Weak. I did not interview men for the first four years of my study. And it wasn’t until a man looked at me one day after a book signing, said, “I love what you have to say about shame, I’m curious why you didn’t mention men.” And I said, “I don’t study men.” And he said, “That’s convenient.” (Laughter) And I said, “Why?” And he said, “Because you say to reach out, tell our story, be vulnerable. But you see those books you just signed for my wife and my three daughters?” I said, “Yeah.” “They’d rather me die on top of my white horse than watch me fall down. When we reach out and be vulnerable we get the shit beat out of us. And don’t tell me it’s from the guys and the coaches and the dads, because the women in my life are harder on me than anyone else.”

Jag tänker att en stor del av lärarutbildningen borde handla om att hantera skammen inför att ställas inför komplicerade uppdrag och små resurser – med bibehållen värdighet. Att inte söka de enkla lösningarna. Att inte följa strömmen. Att stå upp för sin åsikt.

Och att vårda sin sårbarhet. Det är liksom den som gör oss till människor.