Abstract
Though affective learning or attention to the emotional part of learning has been undervalued in educational systems, it represents a part of learning that is becoming increasingly recognized as vital. How can we bridge the cognitive and affective parts of learning? This article explores Parker Palmer’s workable framework for the creation of community in learning environments, accompanied by classroom examples from the author’s teaching practices. Community is a place where teachers and students can test ideas and make connections between what they are teaching and learning in their heads and feeling in their hearts.