Jane's outline
Peggy Cowan ( pcowan@educ.state.ak.us )
Mon, 30 Dec 1996 07:53:56 -0900
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>Jane, and others,
>I personally resonate with your goal of teaching students " to think
>scientifically and with heart." Our program does not articulate such a goal.
>We are trying to align our staff development efforts with state and national
>standards. We're planning on using them as our guide. Do you think they
>address your three issues or your goal?
>Peggy
>
>
>At 08:53 PM 12/29/96 -0800, you wrote:
>>From: ntlist_manager@TERC.EDU
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>> teech_general Digest for 29 Dec 1996
>>
>>Topics covered in this issue include:
>>
>> 1: our motives
>> by jane.jackson@asu.edu (Jane Jackson)
>>
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>>To: teech_general@teech.TERC.EDU
>>From: jane.jackson@asu.edu (Jane Jackson)
>>Subject: our motives
>>
>>As director of the Modeling Workshop Project for high school physics
>>reform, I talk occasionally with directors of Urban Systemic Initiatives,
>>other NSF teacher enhancement projects, and other school-related projects
>>such as service learning.
>>
>>I've asked some of these project leaders if they are involved in their
>>projects for the same reason that I am: namely, I am concerned for the
>>future of our civilization. When I mention my motivation, I usually find a
>>similarity of motivation in the other project director. For example,
>>service learning coordinators have told me that compassion and civic
>>responsibility are urgently needed. Project directors have said that an
>>ability to think clearly is greatly needed so that people will see the
>>relation between cause and effect. Some project directors have said
>>outright that they are scared for our future.
>>
>>I wonder how widespread a motivation this is. If most of us feel this way
>>- that we are involved in our work for reform because we think that the
>>health of our civilization is threatened - then we should TALK ABOUT our
>>motivation, for two reasons: first, to increase our awareness of the
>>connections between our motivation and our work, and second, so that we can
>>pool our strengths and unite our various efforts for maximum change.
>>
>>>From my perspective, in the next few decades we need to work on these three
>>issues: societal health, environmental health, and personal health.
>>Through our projects I see us trying to teach those who will, to think
>>scientifically and with "heart".
>>
>>Some of us are trying to turn the focus of the scientific and technological
>>communities to addressing these issues.
>>
>>We hope that our collective efforts will result in an education of the vast
>>majority of the people to the facts and the dangers facing civilization. We
>>hope that the will of the people will be mobilized to work on these issues.
>>
>>
>>Sometimes I wonder how the TEECH listserv can be an effective instrument of
>>reform; our projects are so different that it is hard to find a common
>>meeting ground; thus there has been very little communication. Perhaps if
>>enough of us share the motivation outlined above, that motivation itself
>>could unite us enough so that we would share what we know in order to
>>effect a greater change for the better in our society.
>>
>>Your turn now. Please take a few minutes and build on this outline if you
>>think it's important.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jane Jackson
>>
>>Jane Jackson, Prof. of Physics, Scottsdale Comm.College (on leave)
>>Box 871504, Dept. of Physics, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ 85287-1504.
>>phone:(602) 965-8438 fax: 965-7331 e-mail: jane.jackson@asu.edu
>>Modeling Workshop Project: http://modeling.la.asu.edu/modeling.html
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Alaska Department of Education
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2826
(907) 465-3396(fax)
pcowan@educ.state.ak.us
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