Ultimately, Lorde’s image carries an ethical charge: incitement without care becomes spectacle. Responsible pedagogy channels intensity toward liberation, not harm—centering consent, inclusion, and nonviolence. It measures success by expanded capacity and shared power, not by noise alone. Thus the riotous metaphor reminds us that education can redistribute attention, authority, and hope. When we stage learning as a collective awakening—fierce, joyful, and accountable—we honor Lorde’s insistence that knowledge is not neutral. It is a force, and we choose how to release it. [...]
