Comments on: Getting Off Track http://www.notnews.org/philosophy/getting-off-track.html Philosophy, public affairs and pop culture. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:54:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Robn http://www.notnews.org/philosophy/getting-off-track.html#comment-247 Robn Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:56:37 +0000 http://www.notnews.org/philosophy/getting-off-track.html#comment-247 Awesome, on all 3 counts. You ARE as crazy as me. A rare gift. Awesome, on all 3 counts.

You ARE as crazy as me. A rare gift.

]]> By: Dave Thomer http://www.notnews.org/philosophy/getting-off-track.html#comment-246 Dave Thomer Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:26:56 +0000 http://www.notnews.org/philosophy/getting-off-track.html#comment-246 Little of door number 1, little of door number 2, plus some of door number 3 to go with it. Door number 1: I've given a lot of thought to teaching social studies at the high school level. I figure it could be an opportunity to introduce students to certain ideas and ways of learning/thinking earlier in their educational process. It would let me incorporate philosophy, history, politics, etc. into one "subject." And it would be an opportunity to possibly mentor/guide younger students as they develop - Lord knows I needed a lot of help from my high school teachers. Door number 2: I'm doing a lot of adjunct teaching right now, and even if I do wind up staying the college course, all of my teaching training has been ad hoc. Couldn't hurt to get some pointers. Door number 3: When you see Dewey mentioned in the popular media or culture today, it's usually on the basis of his educational theories. I want to get a sense of how he fits into the educational context to try and do a better job of beating back some of the disinformation. So it's also a way of rounding out my research specialty, such as it is. Little of door number 1, little of door number 2, plus some of door number 3 to go with it.

Door number 1: I’ve given a lot of thought to teaching social studies at the high school level. I figure it could be an opportunity to introduce students to certain ideas and ways of learning/thinking earlier in their educational process. It would let me incorporate philosophy, history, politics, etc. into one “subject.” And it would be an opportunity to possibly mentor/guide younger students as they develop - Lord knows I needed a lot of help from my high school teachers.

Door number 2: I’m doing a lot of adjunct teaching right now, and even if I do wind up staying the college course, all of my teaching training has been ad hoc. Couldn’t hurt to get some pointers.

Door number 3: When you see Dewey mentioned in the popular media or culture today, it’s usually on the basis of his educational theories. I want to get a sense of how he fits into the educational context to try and do a better job of beating back some of the disinformation. So it’s also a way of rounding out my research specialty, such as it is.

]]> By: Robn http://www.notnews.org/philosophy/getting-off-track.html#comment-245 Robn Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:50:00 +0000 http://www.notnews.org/philosophy/getting-off-track.html#comment-245 I hope you don't mind me asking a personal question here! Are you doing a Master's in Ed. because you want to teach something other than college students, or because you don't have a tenured philosophy position and see this as an opportunity to better your teaching theories until that time comes? (I ask because the latter sounds just like the sort of thing I would do, and I didn't think anyone was as crazy as me!) I'm really enjoying hearing about it, either way! I hope you don’t mind me asking a personal question here! Are you doing a Master’s in Ed. because you want to teach something other than college students, or because you don’t have a tenured philosophy position and see this as an opportunity to better your teaching theories until that time comes? (I ask because the latter sounds just like the sort of thing I would do, and I didn’t think anyone was as crazy as me!) I’m really enjoying hearing about it, either way!

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