1) In "Teaching a Composition Class: Combine and Conquer," Lad Tobin identifies and explores different roles teachers play in the classroom through various metaphors. As both a student and teacher, did you agree with the metaphors that he used? Did you find his essay particularly helpful for thinking about the different roles teachers play? Are there other roles you would add to the list that Tobin doesn't identify?
2) The majority of the articles for this class session deal with issues related to technology. However, these articles are all dated. Besides references to outdated platforms such as Myspace, how perhaps has the discourse about technology and the classroom changed since these articles were published? Do you receive these pieces differently when you think about them in the context of being a student and not an instructor based off of your past experiences in education?
Hi Annalisa,
ReplyDeleteTobin's essay really resonated with me for its apt metaphors for the teacher. I can relate closely to all of them in the various truths and complications that Tobin's poses for each. What I appreciate most about Tobin's insights--and part of this I believe he achieves through the creative appeal of his essays--is his ability to center the act of teaching and student-teacher relationships to their real human location. In all these metaphors what resonate closely with me was Tobin's understanding of the essentail vulnerability that shapes the student-teacher relationship.