Hello!
Welcome to my home page! My name is Lee Ann Spillane and I am a teacher
at Winter Park High School as well as a graduate student at the University
of Central Florida. I currently teach tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade
English and am in the midst of a doctoral program in curriculum and instruction.
I am interested in meeting with practicing teacher-researchers and teachers
who run workshop based classrooms. I also love hearing from anyone who
shares my passions for art, writing or reading!
What do you say to students
when they ask you to feed them information?
A few years ago I noticed the more I answered my students' simple questions
(such as how to spell a word) the more they refused to think or problem
solve for themselves. Unfortunately, some students become disgruntled when
I do not give immediate answers to their questions. Instead of thinking
for themselves they want me to think for them. I encourage them, redirect
their efforts, and if they ask me why I won't simply tell them
I give them this short passage from NCRELto read.
"Because
learning in schools is traditionally dominated and controlled by adults,
students seldom make decisions about their own learning (Goodlad, 1984).
Even though our philosophies of education purport to graduating students
who are responsible citizens capable of participating thoughtfully in a
democracy, our educational practices have a tendency to foster dependence,
passivity and a "tell me what to do and think" attitude."
Pathways
to School Improvement
Once students realize I value and encourage their thinking they not
only put forth more effort but their attitude improves as well.
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