Off the Road: Big Lessons from a Small Village.

Sherman, Lee

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ERIC Number: EJ563133

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Publication Date: 1997

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Off the Road: Big Lessons from a Small Village.

Sherman, Lee

Northwest Education, v2 n4 p8-15 Sum 1997

Describes the teaching experiences and philosophy of 1995 National Teacher of the Year Elaine Griffin. With her husband Ned, Griffin began her teaching career in the roadless village of Akhiok (Alaska) and now teaches in a three-room school in Chiniak, Kodiak Island. Classroom activities such as Socratic discussion are described that nurture students' potential and desire to learn. (SV)

Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education, Recognition (Achievement), School Community Relationship, Small Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Experience

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Alaska

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