Re: [xmca] pretending, imitating, playing and performing

[mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>]

Lets talk. Are you in tomorrow at any time?
mike

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Gregory Allan Thompson <
gathomps@uchicago.edu> wrote:

> Lois,
> I just had a chance to take a peek at the fantastic article that you
> circulated (lots more to say but no time...), it reminded me of a video from
> an article that was discussed on XMCA about a year ago with regard to Teach
> for America (Atlantic Monthly article "What makes a great teacher"). Much of
> the discussion on XMCA involved policy and TfA, about which I didn't have
> much to say. I was struck by one of the videos of the teachers (his video is
> labeled "The Motivator"):
>
> http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/01/what-makes-a-great-teacher/7841/
>
> He puts on a wonderful performance and the kids appear to be riveted by his
> performance as evidenced by their performances, sometimes imitative, as he
> institutes Operation Get Smart in his classroom (certainly the cameras had
> something to do with everyone's performance, but maybe there is a lesson
> there too). He tells his students everyone in the class has the potential to
> be "the smartest students in the country". There are certainly parts of his
> delivery that could have been better, but it's a hundred times better than I
> could have ever done... And it seemed like a nice example of pretending,
> playing, and performing.
>
> -greg
>
>
>
>
> >Message: 4
> >Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:22:56 -0500
> >From: Lois Holzman <lholzman@eastsideinstitute.org>
> >Subject: [xmca] pretending, imitating, playing and performing
> >To: Activity eXtended Mind Culture <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
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> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm passing along a short essay by Lenora Fulani and Fred Newman, entitled
> Let's Pretend, that looks at lots we've been discussing here lately in
> relation to schooling and reform efforts.
> >Comments?
> >You can find it at
> http://admin-allstars.promotions.com/sites/default/files/Let's<http://admin-allstars.promotions.com/sites/default/files/Let%27s>Pretend Special Report 010611.pdf
> >
> >Lois
> >
> >Don't forget to check out the latest at http://loisholzman.org
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> >Lois Holzman, Ph.D.
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