Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j3SGOlG17049; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:24:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:24:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20050428162242.78297.qmail@web50906.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Angela Childers <angela_r25@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:2130] Re: Student involvement X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 2100 Lines: 62 Jackie, It seems the second we define student involvement is the instant that students lose interest. Ultimately student involvement is when students have a voice. But students need to form that voice. Student’s need to know their skills or desired skills and have the opportunities open in their program to use those skills. Teachers need to be around at some point to make sure the support it there and to keep it something the students want. Also I found out real quick that students only give time to something that they see interesting to them. Students like to make us happy but bottom line time students give to student involvement equals interest they have in what they are involvement in. In other words the students group create the vision of the project or position. (It seems the project can't be just one students vision it has to be the teams vision. The student team has to know how to appeal to the gate keeps as well.) There also seems to be a Gap between teachers and students that student involvement fills. The student becomes more like a partner than a student. I am really unsure how to explain it so if anyone else has a thought about this help me out. Angela Childers Literacy Council of Tyler Angela_r25@yahoo.com --- jataylor <jataylor@utk.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > The other night, I asked about some of the > challenges of learner leadership, > but I realized today that I'm not even sure what > student involvement in > programs really means. In the past, I've heard some > say that ' our students > don't have time for this - they want to get their > GED or learn English'. It > seems that student involvement may be perceived as > something extra. Is this > necessarily true? > > What _is_ student involvement? I've read several > great examples of activities > and projects, but I'm wondering if we've covered > everything, or if we've > barely scratched the surface... > > Thanks, > jackie > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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