Community College Students, Accelerated Learning, and the Small Moments

Autor/in	Holman, Linda
Titel	Community College Students, Accelerated Learning, and the Small Moments
Quelle	In: Thought & Action, 33 (2017) 2, S.79-89 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0748-8475
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Two Year College Students; Acceleration (Education); Academic Achievement; Remedial Instruction; Self Concept; Academic Ability; Student Characteristics; Program Descriptions; English Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Student Diversity; Mentors; English Instruction; Teacher Student Relationship; Writing (Composition); College Faculty; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Schulleistung; Förderkurs; Selbstkonzept; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; English langauage lessons; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schreibübung; Fakultät
Abstract	Teaching basic reading, writing, and critical thinking skills is immensely gratifying and vitally important work, requiring intelligence, optimism, and humanity. To be able to gain some sliver of understanding with regard to students' attitudes, behaviors, skills, and abilities; to recognize that there exists a multiplicity of possible explanations for anything; and to see students as complicated, capable individuals, not as subjects or statistics, is essential. However, student success--especially in remedial courses--is tenuous. Students in these courses represent a wide range of ages, educational backgrounds, cultures, and abilities, and these disparities may cause students to question their own identity and/or ability. As an English teacher involved with remedial students, the author believes they need more consideration, and her colleagues need more space and time, to be able to respond to their students as human beings. The Kingsborough Community College Accelerated Learning Program (ALP), which is presented in this article, is one response to the needs of remedial students and has enjoyed initial success, providing a compelling option to help students succeed. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Education Association. 1201 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-833-4000; Fax: 202-822-7974; Web site: http://www.nea.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01