----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gardetto, Darlaine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 7:05 AM Subject: Re: TEACHSOC: Re: frustration
>I actually take my classes on a field trip to a local mall every semester; >since the Mall has replaced main street as the American market place and >meeting place, it is virtually a sociological laboratory. I have my >students spend an hour there looking for corporate values versus family >values, and for signs of structural violence, giving them about 50 clues to >hunt for and meeting back for lunch to discuss what they found. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gardetto, Darlaine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:15 AM > Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: frustration > > >> >> Quick note: >> >> Here is the link to the NYT article: >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/07/fashion/sundaystyles/07friendss.html?_r=1&; >> oref=slogin >> >> The article is called: "Money Changes Everything." >> >> Another topic that gets my students going is to talk about the >> differences >> in shopping malls -- also differences in bathrooms in various stores -- >> Walmart vs. Nordstrom, for example. >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: Sunny Allen >> Cc: [email protected] >> Sent: 5/7/2006 11:12 PM >> Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: frustration >> >> Hi Sunny, >> The New York Times just ran an article today in its Sunday Styles >> section (help w/posting a link again, anyone? I've forgotten how >> already!) about the strain on friendships that include people of very >> different income levels -- most often experienced in college, but >> perhaps high schools too if there is a "have" and "have not" side of >> town? Maybe this concept could spring board into a discussion or >> exercise? Envision a shopping or restaurant trip in this situation, or >> visits to one another's homes. >> Sarah Murray >> WPUNJ >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Sunny <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Allen >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 11:28 PM >> Subject: TEACHSOC: frustration >> >> >> So I've realized I start to panic on Sunday nights because I dread >> teaching my soc classes (high school level). I thought it was because >> of the students in the classes, which it partly is. However, I think >> the biggest reason is that I just don't like teaching soc. I have no >> books (text or otherwise) for them, our school dosn't have any >> computers, and I can't lecture for 90 minutes without losing them. I >> can't get these kids too engaged in discussions, and we're all getting >> tired of group projects. >> >> I do like sociology, I just struggle teaching it. I seem to have so >> many activities, ideas, and "fun" things to do with my psychology >> classes, but have almost nothing with soc. >> >> Does anyone have any short demonstrations, activities, or "things" they >> do in class. I'm teaching inequalities right now (class, gender and >> race) and I know there is so much more I could be doing. >> >> It's probably just end-of-year burnout, but thanks for letting me vent. >> >> Sunny Allen >> Tooele High School >> Tooele, UT >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> Yahoo! >> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman3/*http://us.rd.yahoo.co >> m/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com> Messenger with Voice. >> PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
