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Title: 36 Children by Herbert Kohl


1
36 Children by Herbert Kohl
  • Presented by Jennifer Bertolini, Loriann
    Bespalko, Doris Jenkins, and Mary Beth Verba

2
Objective
  • Group One Participants will demonstrate the
    knowledge of differentiated instruction by
    sharing with a partner.
  • Group Two Participants will demonstrate the
    knowledge of the role of the student as a teacher
    by making an idea map.

3
THINK!
  • Mr. Kohls Class
  • How did you feel?
  • important?
  • loved?
  • intelligent?
  • What did you like?
  • Other Teachers Class
  • How did you feel?
  • insignificant?
  • hated?
  • silly or stupid?
  • What didnt you like?

What type of teacher do YOU want to be?
4
Mr. Kohl Knew His Students
  • Mr. Kohl took time and effort to learn the likes
    and dislikes of his students. This helped him to
    captivate and engage them.
  • He let his students decide what they wanted to
    do during breaks. They were able to read or write
    books and magazines, play checkers, chess, or
    jacks, and perform science experiments.

5
Mr. Kohl Motivated His Students
  • Mr. Kohl motivated his students to pass the
    standardized tests that they had previously
    failed.
  • He told them that they had done badly.
  • He told them that he believed that they could
    perform better.
  • He helped them to believe in themselves.

6
Mr. Kohl Answered Questions
  • Many of the thirty-six children were curious to
    know more about the world and more about the
    English language.
  • Mr. Kohl taught them new and different words,
    including their meaning and their background.
  • Mr. Kohl recognized that his students were
    interested in this topic.
  • Mr. Kohl elaborated by bringing in books that
    elaborated on the background of the words.
  • Mr. Kohl taught his students Greek and Roman
    myths.
  • Because the students were engaged, he had them
    write their own myths.

7
Mr. Kohl Ran a Democracy
  • Mr. Kohls classroom was democratic.
  • Students were able to participate in the
    activities that they chose.
  • Each student learned and was taught differently.
    Lessons did not come from books.

8
Reflect and Conclude
  • How would you feel as one of Mr. Kohls students?
  • What did you like about Mr. Kohls teaching
    method?
  • Would you do anything differently?

9
Think Back
  • Remember when you were a student of Mr. Kohls
    or another teacher in Harlem at the beginning of
    the lesson?
  • How did you feel?
  • How would you feel as part of the other class?
  • Write down your thoughts and share with your
    group.

10
Students as Teachers
  • Students chose their own activities. Mr. Kohl did
    not dictate who must go where or do what.
  • Students wrote their own myths to share with and
    teach to the class.
  • Students created a student magazine called And
    to share with the rest of the school.

11
And
  • Students were permitted to express themselves in
    this magazine any way they chose. For example
  • Violent and gruesome illustrations
  • Honest and brutal accounts of an inner-city
    neighborhood
  • When the other teachers and the administration
    displayed contempt of such violent and brutal
    expressions, Mr. Kohl permitted his students to
    continue publishing the magazine, but did not
    share with the rest of the school.

12
Democracy
  • Students learned in a democratic environment
    where they and their opinion mattered and they
    were permitted to make choices.
  • Students developed a sense of independence.
  • Students developed a special bond to Mr. Kohl.

13
Students Taught Mr. Kohl
  • Mr. Kohl let himself learn from his students.
  • He often observed their activities and their
    interactions.
  • He learned about their brutal neighborhood
    through their unlimited expressions in artwork
    and creative writing.

14
Reflect and Conclude
  • Do you think that letting the students act their
    own teacher helps them?
  • How?
  • Would you do anything differently?

15
Conclusion
  • Mr. Kohl was important to his students.
  • His students were important to him.
  • What could have happened to these Harlem children
    if Mr. Kohl never entered their lives?
  • Mr. Kohl kept in contact with many of his
    students.
  • Both Mr. Kohl and his students experienced
    personal growth due to their interaction with
    each other.
  • Mr. Kohl accepted the students that later did not
    succeed as he wished they would have in life as
    well as the students who did.
  • Do you want to make a difference in your
    students lives?
  • How has Mr. Kohl influenced you?
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