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it is non-hierarchical, dialectically dialoguing, and collaborative

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If we are to be emancipated through power, we shall master ourselves. Otherwise, we risk exercising an undue power which is the opposite of liberty, an abuse of power. Undue power is a power through which we impose on others our judgments, appetites, or desires. In other words, the absence of mastery of our self implies the abuse of power over others. 

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Femtorship
Breaking down the barrier that teachers are all knowing beings so that teachers and students learn from each other

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Challenging the hierarchies in academia 

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Challenging the hierarchies in academia 

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Also our epistemologies in learning and teaching. Quite necessary in our work environments

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The first thing that really comes to mind as I think about femtorship is the too-often super hierarchical advisor/advisee relationship in academia. I find some irony in thinking about those advisor approaches to working with their advisees particularly in regard to those who do so-called "critical" work. So many contradictions.

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I see great possibility in eliminating hierarchical roles in institutions. People can still have different roles and responsibilities within those institutions, and that doesn't mean that those of us entering a field or learning about an unfamiliar topic don't want others with experience or knowledge to share that with us. However, the recognition that we all come with experience and knowledge means a great deal in developing relationships that foster mutual growth, innovation, identity development and humanizing work.

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Everyone here seems to have a general understanding of femtorship. How do we create buy in? How do we provide opportunities for people to engage in authentic femtorship?

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I'm glad I'm writing this anonymously, because this is something that I feel like people in academia don't want to talk about. I feel like there is a tenure/non tenure hierarchy in academia that needs to be broken down, but it's insidious because once professors achieve tenure there's a very strong incentive not to break down that hierarchy. 

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I'm glad I'm writing this anonymously, because this is something that I feel like people in academia don't want to talk about. I feel like there is a tenure/non tenure hierarchy in academia that needs to be broken down, but it's insidious because once professors achieve tenure there's a very strong incentive not to break down that hierarchy. 

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Femtorship is stablishing a dialogue between human beings. respecting each other´s life experiences. 

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Femtorship is stablishing a dialogue between human beings. respecting each other´s life experiences. 

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Carlos.

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This reminds me about how there really is a set of tribes (thinking Anzaldúa’s new tribalism) ready to co-embrace, even in fleeting moments and learn from and with each other... sometimes I kind of forget with the neoliberal load I (and all of us) shoulder

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I am still processing the ideas presented by Marla.  I have never heard of Femtorship before.  Since I am in the school environment, I was thinking of femtorship in relation to the students I work with, the educators I work alongside with and the community members I come into contact with on a regular basis.  Then I was also thinking about my personal life.  I am currently mentoring an individual now and I am wondering how I can incorporate more teaching and learning together with this individual.

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As someone who is new to this femtorship community but who is an admirer of Paulo Freire and similar views, cultural responsive teaching, etc., it’s seems as though I’ve been femtorong both as a teacher and learner for a while. So I appreciate the explanations of the foundation and the tenets Marla presented to be even more aware and intentional moving forward.

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