https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/jaimeweida/activity/ Activity feed for Jaime Chris Weida. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 7752accd7d69c771e1f7af1ded7a25de https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=170905 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:21:23 -0400 I feel, regardless of terminology, the concept that a student (or anyone for that matter) can build on and grow their skills is vitally important. I reject the “empty vessel” model of teaching wherein instructors “pour” knowledge into a student. I also feel that it is unfair (and potentially discriminatory) to assume that there is a limit to…[Read more]

]]> a7be22f81eb433ad350f3f3a02f860d8 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=170895 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:21:42 -0400 Thank you for bringing up Friere; I took a pedagogy course at the Grad Center with Ira Shor and he introduced me to Friere’s wonderful theories about teaching!

]]> 4e9e9ddb2280ee48ba7e7c5d2dd3628d https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=170894 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:19:28 -0400 I feel like I already responded to this quote, but apparently not! In any case, I agree that people may learn from their failures but I don’t want to “buy into” a mentality that poses failure as “necessary” in some way. I honestly believe that students live up or down to our expectations as educators, and if we see failure in a class as a…[Read more]

]]> 33506669a6d9c543d77dfc3964d08611 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=170888 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:14:12 -0400 I agree.  I’ve often heard/read the statement that “some students need to fail to learn” and I am still not 100% sure if that is true and/or helpful.  I teach at BMCC and for my students, like yours, the stakes can be very high when it comes to failing a class or multiple classes.  I assign very few failing grades but I inevitably do land up gi…[Read more]

]]> 2ecb6f1bf079e116c8737ab54a80a14a https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=169269 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:55:04 -0400 I feel that the purpose of higher education goes well beyond simple job training.  It also gives students the tools to become critical thinkers, which is an invaluable skill no matter what field the student eventually enters.  Without taking a political stance (I promse!) we can all see how the lack of critical thinking has affected the US in r…[Read more]

]]> 7a3fa58e6345c78e2ad10a41e4e04bb9 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=169230 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:08:34 -0400 I agree to some extent; however, I also believe that it is a mistake to “set students up” for failure, which I worry this mindset does. It has been my experience that students will live up (or down) to the expectations that an instructor sets for them.

]]> b1efe4a73f5761a73db279328ea51260 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1002585/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:00:47 -0400 7dc6f4435dd23abfb36c686f8a6706c9 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1002066/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:28:19 -0400