Twitter Book Club: Seymour B. Sarason (1996) Revisiting "The Culture of The School and the Problem of Change" - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: The Teacher: Constitutional Issues in the Classroom

"life in the classroom is a function of what and how teachers think about children, and how such thinking reflects ... http://tl.gd/b5m1q0less than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"What I became aware of during the discussion was that these teachers thought about children in precisely the same ... http://tl.gd/b5mj12less than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"successful educational change required the serious and active participation of the classroom teacher." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"teachers tend to regard children in a way that arouses hostility and lowers motivation in teachers when others reg... http://tl.gd/b5mlakless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"The issue of power has long been the basis for competing educational theories, but it requires sea-swell forces in... http://tl.gd/b5mnseless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"many teachers have two theories: one that applies to them and one that applies to children." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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@anderscj The first 2 years as a baptism by fire deal... It would seem the old campus "lab school" concept would help, but they died. why?less than a minute ago via Tweet Button Favorite Retweet ReplyRon Amundson
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@mnphysicist honestly, Sarason talks about why they died but I still don't quite understand why they can't be resurrected.less than a minute ago via Twitterrific Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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@mnphysicist my guess is expense. and public doesn't believe teachers need same mentorship as doctors. @anderscjless than a minute ago via HootSuite Favorite Retweet ReplyJerrid Kruse
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@jerridkruse @anderscj I guess there is a parallel, Uncle Sam says we dont have enough docs, but wont fund residency slotsless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyRon Amundson
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@mnphysicist @jerridkruse amateur is the new professional, right?less than a minute ago via Twitterrific Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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@jerridkruse @anderscj It probably ties into elections...lowered total cost due to better teacher retention wont win electionsless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyRon Amundson
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@mnphysicist @anderscj thats cause it requires removing ones head from a particular orifice. ;)less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet ReplyJerrid Kruse
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@anderscj @jerridkruse amateurs given enough time, can often out do many professionals. Prob is collateral damage while learningless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyRon Amundson
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@anderscj @jerridkruse society views collateral damage of n00b engineers + MD's too high, thus EIT & residencies... why not 4 teachers?less than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyRon Amundson
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@mnphysicist @anderscj interesting point.less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet ReplyJerrid Kruse
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@erridkruse @anderscj one prob is the term "collateral damage of students" opens a huge can of wormsless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyRon Amundson
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"there is quite a bit that goes on in a teacher's head that is never made public to children." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"there is a good deal of anecdotal evidence strongly indicating that the more a teacher can make his or her own thi... http://tl.gd/b5nc4uless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"If instead of putting one rat in the maze they had put two or more in the maze, the history of American psychology... http://tl.gd/b5nkv1less than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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I just stood up in applause after reading that last quote then realized Sarason would not have heard it. I'm reading a book.less than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"anyone familiar with anthropology knows, the feeling of superiority ('bringing culture to the primitives') is leth... http://tl.gd/b5npfaless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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@mnphysicist @jerridkruse How long can I pretend to be a doctor? http://bit.ly/iyBB9bless than a minute ago via Twitterrific Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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@mnphysicist @jerridkruse because everyone is an 'expert' in their own educationless than a minute ago via Twitterrific Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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