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 Ms. Joseph We are studying slavery by reading slave narratives. Next we will study the civil war by acting out important battles. Nov 08, 2009
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Hometown:
Staten Island, NY
Class Information:
Room Number: 320
Students per Class: 70
Position:
Teacher
Personal Information:
Why Do I Teach?:
I embrace teaching as an opportunity to inspire and empower. Ideally, I want students to feel personally changed by their participation in a lesson I am teaching. Teaching is a performance, a journey, and a battle. It is political, it is taxing, and its rewards are often not reaped until years later. What is most important about my own teaching philosophy is my intended outcomes for my students. What do I want my students to get out of my classroom? What do I think is valuable for English students? My philosophy is grounded in my belief that English is an incredibly flexible subject matter. Students can learn a number of things in the English classroom - current events, multiculturalism,self-reflection and discovery, analysis, communication, technology - and my goal and teaching philosophy is to stretch these bounds of the English classroom so that students are getting a true and limitless learning experience. What I perceive as the nearly infinite flexibility of Language Arts as a subject matter is a main reason I am entering the field. Through the study of literature and the development of one's self as a writer, students can learn an amazing amount of things about themselves as well as the world around them. I look forward to giving students a well-rounded understanding of what a firm grasp of English - and all its tributaries -- can accomplish for them.
Percent of Students are:
     At-risk: 75 %
     Special Needs: 15 %
Percent of Students are:
     White/Caucasian : 1 %
     Hispanic: 5 %
     African American: 94 %
Free/Reduced Lunch Program Enrollment:: 90 %
ESL Enrollment:: 15 %
Average number of students in class:: 25 students
Number of students I teach:: 65 students