CATESOL Newsletter Fall 2013 | Page 21

INNER NEWS Compassion and Self-Compassion Editor’s Note: Long-time ESL teacher, life coach, and marriage family therapist Lynn Francis is interested in the inner life of the teacher. She writes, “Because the tools of our trade— methods, techniques, theories, activities—are so well covered at workshops, in-services, and conferences, I felt there was a need to addre