what's up with the theatre?
conversations around ed lately keep bringing up theatre. several key advocators for change in ed - happen to have a background in theatre. Sir Ken Robinson for one...
from a book my daughter is reading in school.... Jonathan Kozol writes in his Savage Inequalities, of a teacher (jack forman) in a "distressed" district (incredibly distressed, unbelievably unreal) that is making headway with students. Jack, Jonathan pens, believes (p. 101) that they should "give (students) every chance to grow beyond their present expectations. He says, "I have strong feelings about getting past the basics. Too many schools are stripping down curriculum to meet the pressure for success on tests that measure only minimal skills. That's why I teach a theater course. Students who don't respond to ordinary classes may surprise us, and surprise themselves, when they are asked to step out on a stage."
seems there's something about theatre we should all be listening to... yes?
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2 comments:
What's up with theater (drama)??? It's the non-verbal story. As in all the arts, such as music, heart/soul/humanness tells a story through emotional connections rather than the language of words. Teach like your hair's on fire (book title by Rafe Esquith) catches the gyst of emotional connection in teaching. If it is an art, there must be an emotional connection, the kind that makes the little hairs on your arm stand up.
nice...
i'll have to catch that book... hadn't heard of it.
thanks.
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