Robin C. Miller
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Assignment 1- Part 1
For my blog assignment this week I
chose the alternative assignment. The first podcast I listened to was a story
on Susan Lyon. Susan is the Director of The Innovative Teacher Project. This
project is a way for other teachers and schools to present themselves to the
community to help parents understand the alternative methods to public and private
schools. The project is based around the beliefs and understanding of Reggio
Emilia. Susan works with children with disabilities and emotional problems and
wanted to find a way to impact their lives and prove that quality work can
happen in smaller environments that will help children thrive. Unfortunately, I
was not able to find a way to contact Mrs. Lyon so I listened to another
broadcast.
My second broadcast was on Barbara
Jones. This was a very intriguing story. Mrs. Jones is the founder of Pine
Grove School in Maine. She attended the University of Maryland and while she
was student teaching she sought to find an alternative method to teaching in a
public or charter school. She was unemployed and came across and opportunity
that she took at a Montessorri school and enjoyed every minute of it so she
attended Saint Nicholas School to get her certification as a Montessorri
teacher. After getting married she seen a lovely abandoned house and waited for
it to go on the market. After, learning that it was for sale, giving it a lot
of tender loving care, and faith she opened her own school that she has now been
the founder of for 25 years. I did find a website for Mrs. Jones and I emailed
her asking if we can stay in contact over the next couple of weeks and I am
currently waiting a reply.
I am looking forward to talking to Mrs.
Jones I really enjoyed her story and would like to ask her so many personal as
well as professional questions. I am still currently looking for other professionals outside the U.S to contact. If any of my colleagues have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks
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