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Crucible Connections
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Having graduated from Daemen College (Amherst, NY) in May 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Adolescent Education, I am ready to embark on my teaching career. I received my initial NYS certification in June 2009 and am certified to teach English Language Arts in grades 7-12. Immediately following the completion of my student teaching I began substitute teaching and at-home tutoring for the Starpoint CSD in Lockport, NY. In addition, I worked with the English teachers at North Tonawanda High School to rate the 11th grade ELA Regents Exam in June 2009.
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Philosophy of PedagogyArthur Miller’s The Crucible has much to teach readers about life today. Miller depicts the danger of accepting someone’s word without question, without any thought or hesitation. If everyone would heed Miller’s warning—to think for oneself and think critically—other such atrocities could be prevented. My philosophy of pedagogy has much to do with lessons learned from The Crucible. Education is not memorization; rather, it is thought and inquiry. I believe that the ultimate purpose of education is to create “thinkers,” students who know how to think, rather than what to think. This way, they are empowered to make good decisions in and outside the classroom. My philosophy of pedagogy can be summed up by the following statement: all students can learn and improve...
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July 14, 2009
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