Something really scary happened the other day. I was looking at the pictures on my wall and when I came across my calendar I noticed that it was already nearing the end of October. The semester is flying by and soon everyone will be finishing final exams and papers and will make their way home for a good month to regain mental consciousness. I am well aware (and fearful) of the fact that the next several weeks will be filled with papers, exams, projects, and other last minute assignments. With these thoughts in mind, I began thinking about the inquiry project for my Public Purpose of Education class. The first part of the project requires us to identify a question that is personally meaningful and will have an impact on individuals.
I have been running several questions through my head in which I can think about exploring for this project. Although I believe that I will gain more insight and have more ideas after some of the volunteer work I will begin, I have been tossing around two different questions. One question I might begin to explore is how can I as a teacher help break down walls that are a result of diversity in a classroom? Another question I might explore is if “No Child Left Behind” was set to improve education, why are so many urban schools still behind? How can this be changed?
I am unsure as to whether or not I will keep these questions for the project, but right now they are my rough draft ideas. I hope to figure out a key question that I really want to discover and that will deeply impact other individuals. I want to explore a question that will help give me a better understanding of who the students are, and what my role will be as a future teacher.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
I think the question "how can I as a teacher help break down walls that are a result of diversity in a classroom?" would be a great subject to do a project on, not only for you, but also to share with the rest of the class. Since we are all future teachers, I think your research would be very beneficial for all of us, as this skill would help us create better classroom environments.
I agree with the previous comment and I think you will have an easier time coming up with solutions for this problem by observing cultural diversity and teaching methods used at Arts High School.
By the way, I am also "freaking" about the amount of work coming due. As an adult student, I have a lot of people who make demands on my time (kid, husband, elderly parents) and everyone is getting pissed at me because I am not devoting any time to them.
All my non-school days are being spent running to Newark, leaving only weekends and evenings to do assignments and I am feeling guilty and bad. I know some students have outside jobs too -- I can definitely relate.
the question about "breaking down the walls of diversity" would probably be a good topic idea, mainly because so much research has been down on that topic it would be easy to find data.
Post a Comment