I teach highschool Juniors at an urban highschool in Massachusetts. I have been teaching World Literature for just a couple of years and I've found that with all the technology in the world, that my students don't have an idea about what is going on outside their everyday lives. After discussing this with fellow teachers a question was formed; how can you teach about the ocean when your students have never seen, smelled, heard, tasted, or felt the ocean. We expect students to be able to read and learn about certain texts from around the world, yet how do we put those texts into context. The context is what I'm trying to teach. My students are always asking me about the importance of learning about the world, how do I make what I'm teaching relevent to them? That is the basis of my overarching question.
2007-04-09
05:58:01
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Jennifer A
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