Jan
6
Planning
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | January 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment
It is way past midnight and I am still planning away for the unit plans I want to teach during my long practicum (which starts in April!). I cannot believe how difficult it is to create my plans. I think that I am too focused on the logistics of it; I need to think outside […]
Dec
10
A Teacher’s Learning Moments
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | December 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Teaching is not just about the child’s learning process, but also about the development of the teacher. I chose the teaching profession because I am a student at heart, and I will get to learn all my life as an educator. Some learning moments, as recorded in my field journal on practicum and at work: […]
Sep
23
informing my teaching philosophy
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | September 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment
“The academic bias against subjectivity not only forces our students to write poorly, it deforms their thinking about themselves and their work [ ]… we alienate them from their own inner lives. Faculty often complain that students have no regard for the gifts of insight and understanding that are the true payoff of education– they […]