How do you picture yourself when you are teaching?
I see myself talking, explaining, pointing, moving around the classroom.
I see myself standing at the front of the room, or standing by groups of students, or sitting amongst them, but talking, explaining, teaching.
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I’m not sure what (or if) students think about their own learning process. From my observations of college students over the past twenty years or so, they seem so focused on the grades they will receive or the credentials they need to acquire for their “next step” after college, that I’m not sure they stop too often to think about their own learning process. Sure, the students are also interested in learning something new, but that seems to take a mental back seat to the grade as the semester progresses.
Below, an update from VHP president Tamsin Chen about our organization’s most recent trip to Haiti, undertaken by Andrew and Lily Meade.
“What a start to 2014!
In January, Vassar Haiti Project (VHP) Co-Chair Andrew Meade, and his daughter, Lily Meade, met with our partners in Haiti to continue to strengthen our relationship with the village of Chermaitre.
Below, an update from VHP president Tamsin Chen about our organization’s most recent trip to Haiti, undertaken by Andrew and Lily Meade.
“What a start to 2014!
In January, Vassar Haiti Project (VHP) Co-Chair Andrew Meade, and his daughter, Lily Meade, met with our partners in Haiti to continue to strengthen our relationship with the village of Chermaitre.
Last week, we had another snowstorm. It is February, after all, in New York. I was unable to get out of my neighborhood to get to my 9 am class.