Teaching Logic, Losing Myself

Sometimes I look at my students and see myself—sitting in a classroom, staring at words that should make sense but don’t. I teach English, but what I really want to teach is how to think. Not just memorize, not just pass. I learned about inductive and deductive reasoning in college, and it was like someone finally handed me a flashlight in a dark room. Suddenly, arguments had shape. The world had patterns. But my students? They’re left to guess. They read essays and can’t tell what’s true, what’s just noise. I try to fill the gap, but it’s not enough. The curriculum doesn’t care if they understand how knowledge is built—just that they can regurgitate it on a test. Every year, I wonder why we don’t teach them the basics. Why we let them drown in confusion and call it education. I see the frustration in their faces, and it feels like I’m failing them, too. #TeacherConfessions #AcademicFrustration #WhyNotLogic #Education