Realityvsfiction

Fiction vs. Reality in Education

Books will go home at night so students can learn responsibility and complete their homework.

''[Nabokov] taught us to take literature seriously and what is ordinarily said about it lightly. He gave me back my passion for reading*. - Hannah Green

Canto One, 8/25/09

Works Cited

Schools are attending to children's social, emotional needs and use positive approaches to behavior in classroom .

We develop creative resources We don't let standards run our day, We teach math and science courses. In a most engaging way. We

Nabokov's Unique Teaching Style A college professor at Cornell, Nabokov did not teach like everyone else, he taught the way he wanted to teach. *forget scripted curriculums and required readings* Reading novels he believed should be enjoyable and they should not aim to teach,; instead readers should develop relationships with the characters.

Technology will make the classroom more engaging for my students with Smartboards, podcasting, simulations, computer games and on-line resources.

Parents will be active participants in my classroom.

Every teacher has lofty goals for him/herself as they enter the field of teaching. Over time, however, while they keep themselves motivated by dreaming about ''what could be,'' reality takes a different turn. Click on these desired outcomes aka. fictions to take a peek at the reality. Nabokov's work, Pale Fire, is the inspiration for this Glogster with its interplay of the imagined and the factual. I also use some of his imagery and literary devices such as plays on words, alliteration, and hypertexting.

*[Nabokov] didn’t talk about conflict or symbols or character development. He didn’t talk about the things that were usually talked about in literature courses. He didn’t try to make us state the underlying meaning of something. He didn’t make us talk about themes. He never took the joy out of reading.* - Hannah Green

I will make sure the material taught meets the needs of diverse learners

Artistic Statement

I will focus more on the learning and less on the testing.