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Saturday, June 9, 2012

An Urban Teacher's Education: On Teaching and Learning With High School Freshmen

An Urban Teacher's Education: On Teaching and Learning With High School Freshmen:


On Teaching and Learning With High School Freshmen

This is the first year I've taught freshman since the 2006-2007 school year (my first year teaching), and it's been challenging.

My big learning this year has been about how 14-year-olds think and how to create experiences that expand their learning. I'm afraid the older I get, the more difficult it is for me to remember and appreciate what's happening in their heads.

When you enter high school for the first time, the experience is a little overwhelming. I remember obsessing ove