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Article: Metaphors and Images of Classrooms
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- Kappa Delta Pi Record
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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Envisioning their future classrooms, teacher candidates use visual metaphors to gain perspective.
My classes are filled with first-generation college students whose cultural stories provide rich frames of reference as they explore and process the material of our teacher education program. In my final exam each semester, I ask my students to select and describe a metaphor whose characteristics as they know them best fit their perception of a classroom. This "exercise in metaphors" allows my students to stretch their thinking and refresh their conventional mindsets about the kinds of classrooms they envision for themselves. The results provide a unique blend of past and present knowledge and ...