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| "Classroom
as Secret Society" The classroom can be viewed as a small society where specific rules apply
and particular roles are inhabited. The common need to learn certain knowledge
or master certain skills brings the students and instructor together to
form a unique society where they share certain interests for the duration
of the class. The issue of diversity has been addressed in terms of race,
gender, and class, but not personality. Individual instructors will set
a different tone to the classroom, even when the subject is similar; instructors
will also find that they face a different "society" every quarter.
To what degree can the instructor manage the people involved in this society
and actively build a healthy learning environment? What are the pros and
cons of viewing students as individuals who play distinct roles in the
classroom-society? How do we meet the stereotypical roles of instructor
and student, while also recognizing diverse personalities and experiences?
Lihong Tang (Doctoral Candidate, Comparative Literature) will lead the
discussion.
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