Allison Kaisner, student of Master of reading in the Department of Curriculum and instruction, won big during American education week. Kaisner a unit of time & attendance, sponsored by the College of Education, has won an iPod Touch. Rafe Esquith, "Teach like your hair on fire" at the Braden Auditorium, bone Student Center on November 16, 2009.
Rafe Esquith, is known as one of the most influential and inspirational teacher in America. He taught fifth grade children for the last two decades in a public school in a suburb of Los Angeles, plagued by guns, gangs and violence. Esquith is the only teacher to be the President's National Medal of arts. He received the Disney National Teacher of the Year Award, a Sigma Beta Delta Fellowship from Johns Hopkins University, received recognition from Oprah, the Dalai Lama and was awarded knighthood by the Queen and is officially an officer of the excellent order of the British Empire. He has also appeared, along with his students, in the PBS documentary, The Hobart Shakespeareans.
By Lauren Huffman
(December 4, 2009) In celebration of the 88th year of American education week, the College of Education welcomed speaker Rafe Esquith for a discussion on teaching practices and experiences of Esquith urban education. American education week spotlights the importance of providing every child in America with quality education, from kindergarten through college, and the need for everyone to do its part in making our great public schools.
College of Education Dean Deborah Curtis introduced Esquith Braden Auditorium audience. "I am pleased to introduce a speaker this evening that exemplifies the call for everyone to do its part in making public schools great. Rafe Esquith is an innovative, multi award-winning teacher at Hobart Boulevard elementary school, in Los Angeles, California, where he taught for the last 28 years, "said Dean Curtis.
Rafe is likely most recognized teacher in America, whose teaching Honors include Oprah Winfrey "$ 100,000 use your Life Award" and the National Medal of Arts, where he is the first and only teacher to win. He was also appointed Honorary Member of the order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth.
"But more important for me personally," said Dean Curtis, "Rafe Esquith is a kind and considerate individual, which helps young people learn to become productive and thoughtful human beings every day."
Esquith provided insight into the day in the life of a teacher who has been around the block and offered some great tips for teachers just starting out in the field. "When you have those bad days, you're not a bad teacher," encourages Esquith. "It is incredibly hard work and when you have those days, do not doubt themselves."
Esquith told the public about when he became the first teacher, before he has received several awards and recognitions. He was insecure. But with time and experience, has developed a policy of teaching that helped him to become a teacher phenomenal. He shared his rules with the public.
Rule 1: Be the person you want to be your kids. "You must be the person that you want the children to be. I want my children to be beautiful. This means that I must be the coolest person you've ever met-all the time, "said Esquith."I want my students to work hard. This means that I must be the hardest worker I have ever seen — all day, all the time. "
Rule 2: Eliminate fear from the Chamber. "There is much fear in the classroom these days. They're afraid of you. Are you afraid of them. I'm afraid one from another. And I'm terrified of being laughed at. " Esquith replaces fear in class with the most important part of a classroom — trust. "I trust my students and very hard work to build that relationship where you can trust me."
Another thing that Esquith teaches his students is the 6 stages of Kohlberg's moral development. When people ask why his students behave so well Esquith, explains them that is the cause of the implementation of this theory in his class. The range of stages from the first phase of the obedience due to the rules and the sixth phase where students realize that their actions affect others and do things in consideration of others.
Non-traditional teaching methods of Esquith were incorporated into his books. Author of several books, including teaching, there are No shortcuts, to teach like your hair On Fire and more recently, lighting their fires: Raising extraordinary Children in a mixed-up, muddled-up, Shook up the world. His latest book is divided into 9 innings, as his favorite pastime: a baseball game. "Each innings is a skill that sometimes we are forgetting to teach children — because they are not the test at the end of the year — that will help them succeed later."
Esquith invites all teachers to take a chance and to try a new thing every year. He shared with the audience an inspirational story about one of his students, Wayne, who gave a performance by moving a history before the Supreme Court of the United States. Given the opportunity in this House to Rafe, his love of history led him to graduate from UCLA with a degree in history.
Instructions of Rafe encourages students to pursue the things you love to do more and to do with all my heart. "I want to know what skills I gave a kid who plan to use ten years from now, or twenty years from now. Not for my class, but for the rest of their lives. "
And Esquith was off to take your flight back to Los Angeles, where he was back to teach in class room 56 the next morning.
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