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Jaepl, Vol. 7, Winter 2001-2002, Linda T. Calendrillo, Editor, Kristie S. Fleckenstein, Editor
Jaepl, Vol. 7, Winter 2001-2002, Linda T. Calendrillo, Editor, Kristie S. Fleckenstein, Editor
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Morris Berman tells the story of his maternal grandfather, who, when he was five years old in 1883 or 1884, was sent to a Jewish elementary school in Belorussia. On the first day of class, the teacher startled the young boy by taking each child's slate and smearing the first two letters of the Hebrew alphabet—aleph and beys—on it in honey. His grandfather's first lesson consisted of eating the letters off the slate. The symbolism of this act is complex, Berman muses, but central to the ritual is the belief that what is real must be taken into oneself, ingested: …
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Reviews, Sandi Albertson-Shea, Susan A. Schiller, Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
Reviews, Sandi Albertson-Shea, Susan A. Schiller, Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
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Sandi Alberston-Shea. Letters for the Living: Teaching Writing in a Violent Age. (Michael Blitz and C. Mark Huribert, 1999).
Susan A. Schiller. Education and the Soul: Toward a Spiritual Curriculum. (John P. Miller, 2000).
Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. Radical Presence: Teaching as Contemplative Practice. (Mary Rose O'Reilly, 1998).
Being There: Revising The Discourse Of Emotion And Teaching, Dale Jacobs
Being There: Revising The Discourse Of Emotion And Teaching, Dale Jacobs
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This essay explores the fine line that exists between teacher engagement and teacher burnout and suggests strategies for teachers and mentors of teachers to help negotiate this line.
Connecting, Helen Walker, Laura Milner, Candace Walworth, Dave Waddell, Vic Kryston, Richard L. Graves
Connecting, Helen Walker, Laura Milner, Candace Walworth, Dave Waddell, Vic Kryston, Richard L. Graves
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Laura Milner—Steve's Story.
Candace Walworth—War & Peace in a Two-Car Garage.
Dave Waddell—Caring.
Vic Kryston—Ralph and the Unexpected Fix.
Richard L. Graves—The Abraham Dream.
Felt Sensing Of Speech Acts In Written Genre Acquisition, Randall Popken
Felt Sensing Of Speech Acts In Written Genre Acquisition, Randall Popken
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This paper theorizes about the experiential dimension of acquiring rhetorical genres—specifically the way developing writers rely on felt sensing when they encounter the "core" of genres: illocutionary speech acts.
A Poetics Of Student Writing, Dennis Young
A Poetics Of Student Writing, Dennis Young
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Focusing on student reflective essays about learning writing, I rely on depth psychology and hermeneutics to illustrate the image-making, poetic dimension of student work.
Discredited Metaphors Of Mind Limit Our Vision, Marilyn Middendorf
Discredited Metaphors Of Mind Limit Our Vision, Marilyn Middendorf
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Teachers will be intrigued by recent discoveries in "the brain sciences" and the new metaphors of consciousness they suggest.
Teacher Growing Pains, Carolina Mancuso
Teacher Growing Pains, Carolina Mancuso
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Reflecting on a teacher education course which incorporated experiential learning in an exploratory pedagogy, the author examines how the relationship between teachers and students can affect both personal and professional lives, particularly in periods of individual transition.
Imperfection: The Will-To-Control And The Struggle Of Letting Go, W. Keith Duffy
Imperfection: The Will-To-Control And The Struggle Of Letting Go, W. Keith Duffy
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As I found myself beginning to appropriate my students' writing more and more, I wondered if this was evidence of a spiritual imbalance—an unwillingness to acknowledge my own imperfection as a teacher and human being.
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Morris Berman tells the story of his maternal grandfather, who, when he was five years old in 1883 or 1884, was sent to a Jewish elementary school in Belorussia. On the first day of class, the teacher startled the young boy by taking each child's slate and smearing the first two letters of the Hebrew alphabet—aleph and beys—on it in honey. His grandfather's first lesson consisted of eating the letters off the slate. The symbolism of this act is complex, Berman muses, but central to the ritual is the belief that what is real must be taken into …
Reviews, Lisa Tyler, Fran Claggett, Bruce Novak, Neal Lerner
Reviews, Lisa Tyler, Fran Claggett, Bruce Novak, Neal Lerner
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Lisa Tyler. Writing and Healing: Toward an Informed Practice. (Charles M. Anderson and Marian M. MacCurdy, eds., 2000).
Fran Claggett. Revisioning Writers' Talk: Gender and Culture in Acts of Composing. (Mary Ann Cain, 1995).
Bruce Novak. Tomorrow's Children: A Blueprint for Partnership Education in the 21st Century. (Riane Eisler, 2000).
Neal Lerner. Stories from the Center: Connecting Narrative and Theory in the Writing Center. (Lynn Craigue Briggs and Meg Woolbright, eds., 2000).
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Flow, Centering, And The Classroom: Wisdom From An Ancient Friend, Lorie Heggie
Flow, Centering, And The Classroom: Wisdom From An Ancient Friend, Lorie Heggie
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Understanding "flow" and drawing on the metaphor of the dialectic that occurs between horse and rider can guide us to create a centered classroom.