[etni] Frustration with HOTS
- From: Leah Harris <morahharris@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:28:09 +0200
I really identified with Esther R.'s post. I do NOT feel that I'm just
"doing what we always did". For example, I've taught The Enemy several
times before, but the feedback that I got from the girls was the most
negative that I've ever gotten (despite the fact that we had some really
amazing discussions, IMHO). The bottom line is, there was too much work.
I didn't even have time to show them a movie at the end (The Bridge on the
River Kwai) as I have in the past.
I also feel that I'm drowning in work, and that a lot of the fun has been
taken out of my teaching. I've always been a big fan of teaching songs,
yet I haven't had the time to teach even one in my 11th grade class this
year. With my 12th grade (a 5 point class that is NOT doing the HOTS), I
just finished a lovely unit on Civil Rights - the civil rights timeline,
Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech (full version), and the movie
Rosa Parks. I love helping my super-sheltered students broaden their
horizons, and they appreciate it as well. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure
that this will be the last year that I'll be able to afford the luxury of
doing a unit like this.
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