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A Classroom's Evolution, Brooke E. Maskin
A Classroom's Evolution, Brooke E. Maskin
Student Publications
Based on the four texts that we read in Social Foundations of Music Education, I took some of the main points and concepts from each of these books and incorporated them into an original poetic monologue. The main question I was trying to answer was: How should teachers as transformative intellectuals navigate through the current educational system in the age of accountability to pursue equity among, in, and through education? Teachers must work to completely defy the stereotypical boundaries of education and inspire students to become investigators in the world, both in and out of the classroom.
The Trials Of A New Teacher, Diego A. Rocha
The Trials Of A New Teacher, Diego A. Rocha
Student Publications
Tim, a new teacher, faces challenges as he works towards changing the environment in a high school music program.
Notes From Mrs. Hadgu's Class: Conceptualizing Music Education Curriculum For A Changing World, Logan B. Santiago
Notes From Mrs. Hadgu's Class: Conceptualizing Music Education Curriculum For A Changing World, Logan B. Santiago
Student Publications
How can we conceptualize curriculum and school knowledge to better address important questions of social change, contingency of knowledge, life in mediated worlds, and inequalities? To answer this question I wrote fictional stories from students about their favorite moments from their 8th grade music class. Each account deals with a specific activity or instance in which the teacher included social change and/or student centered knowledge in the curriculum. The explanation at the end of the accounts details the reasons for creating each activity and the relation of the stories to texts utilized in class.
Raising Their Children, Janelle R. Thompson
Raising Their Children, Janelle R. Thompson
Student Publications
This personal essay depicts the story of an after school program established in the heart of a low-income neighborhood. It details the struggle the local children face in their failing schools district, and shows how the program, known as Little Wise Child, has been instrumental in making a positive difference in their lives.
Little Soldiers, Macy F. Collins
Little Soldiers, Macy F. Collins
Student Publications
"Little Soldiers" is a poem that examines the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on a personal level.