Halcyon Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thought others might be interested in this. Love how they highlight their requirement that ALL teachers teach ALL classes...and how they cite that the teacher's lack of knowledge about the specifics of what they're teaching as a benefit, not a liability. Reminds me of homeschool moms!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The link is broken, take two? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 You're fast! fixed ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachaheart Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thought others might be interested in this. Love how they highlight their requirement that ALL teachers teach ALL classes...and how they cite that the teacher's lack of knowledge about the specifics of what they're teaching as a benefit, not a liability. Reminds me of homeschool moms!!! I am a very proud graduate of the St. John's Graduate Institute. If I could go back and do it all over again, I would not hesitate to go through the undergraduate program. :001_smile: I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Nelson that, "Learning is born of ignorance." The most important things I learned at St. John's were to embrace ignorance as an opportunity to learn, how to consider ideas from many different perspectives before drawing my own conclusions, and that the questions are often more important than the answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 You're fast! fixed ;) :lol: I didn't realize that you had just posted! Sigh...I would love to go to that school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoforjoy Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 In theory, I like it. In practice, as an English teacher I have actual nightmares about showing up to a class on the first day, getting there late, and then realizing that I'm supposed to be teaching chemistry. I wake up in a panic every time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Thought others might be interested in this. Love how they highlight their requirement that ALL teachers teach ALL classes...and how they cite that the teacher's lack of knowledge about the specifics of what they're teaching as a benefit, not a liability. Reminds me of homeschool moms!!! :iagree: Fascinating concept! Knowing how to learn seems to be key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangomoon Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 My aunt went to St. John's for her undergraduate degree and found it to be a very good experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 My father is a graduate of the first class at the Santa Fe campus; he loved it there--in fact, he was a tutor there for a short while. I was born during that while--on the campus! They rang the bells to announce my birth.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Many of the most famous discoveries in the world have come from ordinary, often "uneducated" (in the commonly accepted sense of the word) people who were interested in asking and attempting to discover the answers to questions that were important to them. If only all our schools, at every level, could offer this kind of learning what discoveries might be made? I just visited a Montessori high school that's newly started here in our town and they seem to be following a similar sort of model for learning. I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I read the article in the NYT today-- it's an interesting thought, but I would prefer to be taught by an expert at the college level. I don't really like the idea, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arghmatey Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I'm an alum. Loved every moment of the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 My son was thrilled by the prospect and was planning on applying until he read the reviews on College Confidential. The "student atmosphere" made him gag. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Thought others might be interested in this. Love how they highlight their requirement that ALL teachers teach ALL classes...and how they cite that the teacher's lack of knowledge about the specifics of what they're teaching as a benefit, not a liability. Reminds me of homeschool moms!!! That was one of the school's we considered for 1dd - a classics major. I've kept the link for their program just for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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