A Dialogue: Our Selves, Our Students, and Obama

Autor/inn/en	McLaughlin, Jennifer; Kelly, Kim
Titel	A Dialogue: Our Selves, Our Students, and Obama
Quelle	In: Harvard Educational Review, 79 (2009) 2, S.199-206 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8055
Schlagwörter	English Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Interpersonal Communication; Political Attitudes; Decision Making; Teaching (Occupation); Career Choice; Government School Relationship; Government Role; Politics of Education; Social Change; Presidents; African Americans; Elections; Cultural Relevance; Student Attitudes; Student Empowerment; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Teaching; Lehrberuf; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Sozialer Wandel; President; Präsident; Afroamerikaner; Election; Wahl; Schülerverhalten; Studienberechtigung
Abstract	The following essay is a dialogue between two high school English teachers at a small, progressive public school on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Throughout their dialogue, Jen, whose voice appears in italics, and Kim, whose voice appears in plain text, discuss the factors that motivated their decisions to become teachers, tell of the distinct impact that Obama's election has had on their practice and their students, and suggest that many students feel ambivalent about the extent to which President Obama could effect real change in their lives. The article concludes with an anecdote, suggesting that educators can engage in a process of inquiry with students to help them make connections between Obama's election and their lives. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10