My approach to teaching is a work in progress, evolving with every course. My general aim in teaching is to get students excited about philosophy, relating the topics and questions we're discussing to issues in everyday life, current hot topics in religion and politics, etc. I've always seen philosophy as not just a way of theorizing about the world, but a way of living in it, and that's something I strive to convey to students. Furthermore, since laughter is an important part of learning, my lectures always involve the use of memes – and while the comedic aspect is nice, I genuinely have found them helpful in strengthening the students' understanding of the argument or idea being discussed (after all, who doesn't remember something that made them laugh?) All in all, when I set out to teach a course my goal is to introduce students to the main ideas and arguments proposed by philosophers in the relevant field, to give them the tools to critically think about and engage with the readings in a philosophical manner, and lastly to relate what they're learning to issues in their own lives and the world around them.