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2 comments:
In the second section of ANT1001 on Thu Sep 27th, we talked about the role of the teacher, what do most expect of a teacher because someone shared they were in a high school class where the teacher NEVER taught. He had the students completely run discussions of assigned books and all. Someone said but then they are not teaching.
I happen to run across this site:
Awakener Award
for Innovative Leadership in Education
http://foundationforlearning.org/#awakeneraward
I am not a teacher, but an awakener.
-- Robert Frost
Interested in a world where teachers are awakeners? A world in which teacher is a title of honor given to someone around whom people open their eyes and see?
Many teachers already are awakeners. The work of the Foundation for Learning is to sing their praises, to foster the environments in which they emerge, and to put a spotlight on innovative teaching.
The Foundation for Learning is accepting nominations for the Awakener Award for innovative leadership in education. We are looking specifically for people whose innovations have spread beyond a single classroom, a single school, or a single school district.
Send your nominations to nominate@foundationforlearning.org or participate in the community discussions on this site.
The first recipient of the Awakener Award is Linda Inlay of River School in Napa, California, for her work on the Implicit Curriculum.
Each teacher has a unique way of instructing his/her class. I believe that teachers ultimately have a duty to teach but they do not necessarily have to follow the status quo.
I really think that a Professor's clemency should depend on what subject is being taught. There are certain classes that will only be interesting and inspiring if people share their personal ideas and experiences but there are also classes where students look to further their education with actual productive learning.
Take a Java class for example, students pay money to strictly learn about operating computers and making a career out of it however a class such as freshmen seminar can be taught with less restrictions.
Each lesson should be formulated to teach and expand the ideas that exist in every student's mind regardless of whether books or assignments are used in a class should not matter.
I actually intend to learn in college from my professors and classmates. The last thing that I want in the future is to appear like an idiot in front of my coworkers while I am making a presentation or socializing because I do not know as much as they.
Everything that surrounds me contributes to my understanding and knowledge of this world no matter how useless I think it is. I depend heavily on my education to take my creativity, knowledge, and understanding to another level.
-Cynthia Zhang
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