How is that of teaching in American? How do Americans do it? Is it as it looks like in movies? What is special about them that they want to share it with us?
Those were some of the questions I wondered about before coming to America. We have already finished one of our courses in Eastern Washington University and after it I think I´ve got a better answer for those questions.
Teaching in America is teaching in a country full with differences between people and a shared desire of being one but different at the same time: more like a salad than a melting pot. Teaching in America is about dealing with integration, which has been the main challenge in education in this country, as its History reveals. Teaching in America is about preparing qualified workers for the economy of the country in the future but also good and wise thinkers.
As something new I have learned in this course, I would highlight the importance and value of discussion in the classroom as an essential tool for a democratic society, as well as, the use of Critical Pedagogy ideas in my own teaching practice.
Over all, I have learned how important it is being passionate and authentic in the classroom. I have also learned that change in education might be slow but always possible.
Wow, Angel! This is quite a powerful conclusion about the course! Well done!
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