Regarding the Brooklyn sub ---
I agree a teacher-as-researcher course would be excellent. Assuming you are
already in NYC ...I know of a class at City College that was offered the
last couple of years. I think it was called "Participatory Research" or
something close to that. (In the educ. department.) You might look out for a
Betina Zolkower (in the ed. department) who is a sociologist and taught that
class when I knew of it. Very interesting.
There may be a course at Hunter College in the Educational Foundations
department that interest you too.
Elizabeth Kelly
The Graduate Center
CUNY
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From: Phillip_White@ceo.cudenver.edu
[mailto:Phillip_White@ceo.cudenver.edu]
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 3:24 PM
To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
Cc: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
Subject: Re: Teaching in Brooklyn
xmca@weber.ucsd.edu writes:
>
>
>
>Do you have any advice about a) how to handle the subbing, which will
>probably be in elementary and middle school, so that perhaps something
>gets taught along with the baby-sitting function, b) what to think
>about in terms of teaching elementary school next fall (summer school is
>strictly emergency remedial) and c) what sorts of ed courses are
>useful/safe to take?
hey, Rachael! as i read your posting i thought "Wow! That teacher
is
going to be close to over-extended! beaucoup!"
i've been teaching elementary school for some time now - this is my
29th
year - and one critical element is to realize that nothing is personal.
regardless what the kids do or say to you, positive or negative, it
is
important to realize that this is a reflection on them, not you. (this is
true in all human interactions, i think.)
often teachers don't or can't leave appropriate or complete enough
lesson
plans, or any! so, have a grab-bag of activities - activities that you
love doing - hands-on, fun, interactive, - that you can do if things
aren't working out. often this means bringing in your own materials.
as far as ed classes that are safe or not safe - it's not the
curriculum, it's the instructor. make a personal connection with the
instructor (gads! am i sounding like lord chesterfield nattering on to
his son?) -
it's just that really effective education is about connections
between
people. e. m. forster _ "only connect" - Howard's End.
if you have a change to take a class that is about teacher as
researcher,
go with it.
use any and all ethnographic research methods you can to keep track
of
what you're doing in the classroom.
collaborate with other teachers in the school, if you can.
i'm out of here!
phillip
>
>Rachel Heckert
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