Learning Outcome #1: Demonstrate a Solid Foundation in the Arts and Sciences
As Kelly Gallagher so aptly stated in Readicide, "active and engaged citizens must be creatively flexible, responding to rapid changes in the environment; able to think critically about what they are told in the media ... able to execute their ideas and persuade others of their value; and, most of all, able to use their knowledge wisely in ways that avoid the horrors of bad leadership" (13). Teachers, as well as students, need to become critically aware of the external influences that determine our perception of the world around us. Teachers need to be well aware of this because they are looked upon as leaders in the community; teachers need to be upstanding citizens and model the behavior that they expect of our students. The arts and sciences extend many different perspectives and ways of thought that permeate into pre-conceived notions of how the world operates.
English is an interconnected subject that demonstrates transference in every aspect of life, from the way that we speak to the way that we write. In order to effectively teach English, teachers must first understand other subjects and the connection that they all share. This allows the English teacher to be well-versed in contextualization and transference of the material to other aspects of students' lives.
This also creates a more effective teacher who is able to demonstrate compassion for students different from him/herself because of the strong background in the other fields of study that are more relatable to aspects of students' lives such as psychology. Gallagher said that "the reader's knowledge of the world factors into making sense of print" (33); this statement could also be applied to teaching: the teacher's knowledge of the world factors into making sense of students.
English is an interconnected subject that demonstrates transference in every aspect of life, from the way that we speak to the way that we write. In order to effectively teach English, teachers must first understand other subjects and the connection that they all share. This allows the English teacher to be well-versed in contextualization and transference of the material to other aspects of students' lives.
This also creates a more effective teacher who is able to demonstrate compassion for students different from him/herself because of the strong background in the other fields of study that are more relatable to aspects of students' lives such as psychology. Gallagher said that "the reader's knowledge of the world factors into making sense of print" (33); this statement could also be applied to teaching: the teacher's knowledge of the world factors into making sense of students.
Works cited
Gallagher, Kelly. Readicide. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 2009. Print.
Gallagher, Kelly. Readicide. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 2009. Print.
Arts and Sciences classes that I have taken at Broome Community College:
Three-Dimensional Design
Biological Sciences I
Biological
Sciences II
West Civilization since 1715
The United States to 1877
Spanish I
Statistical Methods
General Psychology
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Social Problems
Arts and Sciences classes that I have taken at Syracuse University:
Intro: Public Admin & Policy
Arts and Sciences classes that I have taken at Cortland:
Beginning French II
Cultural Geography
Personal and Community Health
International Hlh & Culture
Intermediate French I
Intermediate French II
Three-Dimensional Design
Biological Sciences I
Biological
Sciences II
West Civilization since 1715
The United States to 1877
Spanish I
Statistical Methods
General Psychology
Child Psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Social Problems
Arts and Sciences classes that I have taken at Syracuse University:
Intro: Public Admin & Policy
Arts and Sciences classes that I have taken at Cortland:
Beginning French II
Cultural Geography
Personal and Community Health
International Hlh & Culture
Intermediate French I
Intermediate French II