After the reading of Boyer’s (1990) initial foray into a review of the collegiate teaching profession, the thoughts of his colleagues within the text in question almost seem just to restate much of what has been said. Granted, it is still very relevant information; the scholarships of discovery, integration, application, and teaching are reintroduced in chapter one and given the once-over to proclaim another look at the college educator’s roles in teaching, researching, and servicing to a school and its community. Additionally, it goes back to addressing the issue of the power balance of teaching and researching within higher academia and how some parties and schools favor one other the other as the main focus for an institution’s mission.
...ey obtain the same conclusion. Barber takes advantage of the “look what we have become” style to scare the reader into drawing conclusions in his favor. In contrast, Bloom points out a social convention, in this case the attending colleges, and pulls it apart one question at a time. However, Tannen uses something people assume is counterproductive and points from the history the benefit it brings. All three authors see something in the academic system that needs improving and in some cases they answer each other questions. Bloom suggests that college requires more time than is necessary to achieve the desired goal due to several factors. However, Tannen argues that debate in the classroom creates a fantastic environment for the student. Only time will tell how the education system will evolve and how the present will affect how education is viewed in the future.
The intentions of this paper are first to establish a personal statement for the Carney Sandoe institute: a Global Faculty Recruitment, Leadership Search and Strategic Consulting Service for Independent and Like-Kind Schools. With over 35 years of experience, Carney Sandoe is a leader in Independent School recruiting. My personal statement both markets me to Independent schools as well as reveals my stance on educational psychology. The rest of this paper will extrapolate my educational psychology stance by first identifying the context in which I will be an educator and then defining my developed understanding of the role of teacher and learner.
Two professors of different backgrounds, Mike Rose of California, and Gerald Graff, of Illinois, discuss the problems college students face today in America. Though similar in slight variations, both professors view the problem in different regards and prepare solutions that solve what they feel to be the heart of this academic problem.
"The Truth About Tenure in Higher Education." Rss. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. .
Hacker and Dreifus uphold that professors and presidents have lost track of their purpose. They believe that professors receive too many sabbaticals and are too focused on teaching their own published works. Additionally, Hacker and Dreifus argue that the quality of teaching also declined; professors with tenure become lazy and
“Tenure protects academic freedom. Yet, the percentage of tenured faculty members has decreased relative to other types of institutional employees of higher education, and in recent legislative proposals has sought to eliminate or curtail it, raising questions about the best ways to ensure academic freedom in the 21st century” (p. 224).
High school students are often surrounded by a plethora of stories about the “realities” of college academics. The students base their expectations of college on those stories; however, sometimes the information they receive is conflicting. From teachers to peers to the colleges themselves, each has different advice about the strenuous nature of college academics.
Most people see teachers and professors in the same light. They perform similar tasks. They teach. However, they are separated by a fine line of distinction. High school teachers help a student build a foundation of knowledge, and train the student to focus on learning. College professors help to shape and define a student’s foundation of knowledge, and challenge the student to cultivate the mind. High school teachers and college professors have similar goals and guidelines, but they take a differing approach to achieving the end result. The way the class is conducted, academic expectations, and view of student responsibility are a few of the contrasts between high school teachers and college professors.
In John Henry Newman’s The Idea of a University Newman relates is idea that the goal of a university should be that of training, “good members of society.”(48) Someone who can have a positive contribution to the future of humanity. Although this work was written in 1852 it is still among the most famous articles to attempt to define the aspects of a liberal arts education.
Aside from the students, high school and college would be meaningless without its faculty. Most teachers and professors in high school and college are well-educated individuals. They have spent some years studying to obtain a teaching degree. As teachers and professors, their main concern (or goal) is for the student to learn, understand, and master the course they teach. The teacher or professor may accomplish this goal by reviewing the material, emphasizing key points, or providing the students with examples that they could easily relate to. Most of them are willing to dedicate extra time to help the student meet his or her needs. Several high school teachers, as well as some college professors go beyond reading, writing, and arithmetic. They teach you about life in general, all its hardships and all its rewards. Receiving a good education is great, but enhancing your individuality and growing as a person is just as important. Some teachers and professors discuss their own personal experiences and lessons, which they have encountered throughout life. These lessons in life could impact the student and educ...
Nathan, R. (2005). My freshman year: What a professor learned by becoming a student. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
In explaining the meaning of teacher identity and professionalism one has to consider teacher identity not as who we are as beings but rather more of an image of teachers and how they portray themselves. In contrast looking at the meaning of teacher professionalism, we look at the teaching and learning environment. As Talbert states that “professionalism evolves within active, learning communities of teachers” (Talbert, 1994, p.123). In close reference to this article as it outlines problems of teacher professionalism, the aim will be to explain the meaning of teacher professional identities and professionalism from those arising issues.
...Light and Cox (2001) outline that for academics who are preparing students for a place in the community, there are significant learning implications, such as the teaching of vocational skills. There is a defined common aim in the domains of the sciences and humanities and some shared discipline strengths – the domain specific goals feed the process to achieve the overall attributes common to all disciplines. Accordingly, the opportunities for inter-faculty liaison and sharing of modules of work and indeed qualifications in some circumstances can be realised by educators working cooperatively. Further to this, there are also opportunities for the humanities and sciences to interact with one another in terms of how such attributes are taught and sustained – but this demands knowledge and skills relating to instructional psychology, particularly transfer of learning.
I believe that teaching is the most important profession in the world. How else can we continue to develop in such a technical world, or in any other way, for that matter? Without the transfer of knowledge to young minds, we will stagnate and wither as a world. Teaching is hope for better, more successful futures. Learning is hope for becoming better individuals, for gaining intelligence, and for implementing practical experiences in our future. Since we always tell our children that they should plan for their futures and work to realize those goals, the teaching profession should “practice what it preaches” by helping young people to reach those goals. Teaching reading during the past five years has been rewarding beyond my imagination. I have watched non-readers become readers, I have watched scores and student confidence improve, and I have been part of that change. What a reward!
In the second week of this course we discussed professionalism and our commitment to students. A lot of the sources read during that week addressed why we decided to become teachers, how we would keep our fire for the field of education burning and how our passion and enthusiasm would impact