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California State University, Dominguez Hills
Created: May 23, 2000
Latest update: May 23, 2001
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What's a Guided Essay?
Review and Teaching Essay by Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata.
Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata, May 2001. Fair use "encouraged."This essay is based on an article in the New York Times on Wednesday, May 23, 2001: "Teaching by the Book, No Asides Allowed," by Abby Goodnough, p.A1. backup
New York, like California, is faced with large and "troubled" metropolitan schools. With difficulty in filling teaching positions, they are recruiting people with no teaching experience. Many of these people have college degrees, and will pursue graduate degrees in education. Abby Goodnough's article follows one such teacher in a New York City School, Ms. Moffett, who is presently teaching first graders at P.S. 92.
The article shares the "essay [Ms. Moffett] included with her application to become a teacher throuigh an 'alternate route' program, New York city Teaching Fellows:
"I want to manage a classroom where children expperience the thrill of wonder, the joy of creativity and the rewards of working hard," she wrote. "My objective is to convey to children in their formative years the sheer pleasure in learning."More up soon. . . jeanne
What's a Guided Essay?
A guided essay is one that is outlined for you, with key concepts suggested, so that you don't have to start out with a blank piece of paper. There's an example of one I tried to do on What Not to Write in an Essay for jeanne.
Guided essays are provided for those who have little writing experience and who want some tutoring to write the required essays. No one is held to these essays. They are provided as an academic support tool for those who would like help with their work. You are welcome to prepare your essays on your own.
A guided essay for this article on teaching will go up as soon as I can write it. jeanne