Dr. Sporer teaches entry sociology courses, environmental sociology, medical sociology, classical sociological thought. He practices a critical pedagogy, which draws off of Paulo Freire and bell hooks teachings. Focusing on patience, anti-elitism, and purposefulness, in practice he refines themes further. Genuine patience requires mutual respect, anti-elitism requires a sense of equality, and purposefulness requires an action-oriented outlook. It is through these practices that he cultivate an empathetic curiosity. Regardless of the substantive material for a course students come away with a greater sense of respect for both the “Other” and others, a mindfulness of difference undergirded by a solid foundation of equality, and a palpable understanding of the connection between knowing and doing.
