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"Why
do we have to learn this stuff, anyway?"
It’s a well-worn question, asked by many a complaining
student. But it does have some validity. For author and educator
Jan Cheripko, it is the beginning of how to teach writing
and literature to at-risk students. Because the question “Why
do we have to learn this stuff?” begs a teacher to ask
“Why do we have to teach this stuff?”
In this weekend session, Jan shares his ideas on how he has
answered this question both as a writer and as a teacher of
writing and literature for twenty years.
This workshop will also discuss and investigate
- Your personal philosophy of education
- Various aspects of classical literature
- A variety of approaches to writing
- What motivates at-risk teens
- Aspects of addiction
- Heroes and villains
Workshop participants will also meet several additional faculty
members from The
Family Foundation School. |
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Jan Cheripko
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Jan
Cheripko
Jan Cheripko is the author of six books, including Rat,
Imitate the Tiger, Voices of the River,
and Get Ready to Play T-Ball. His latest, Brother
Bartholomew and the Apple Grove, and Caesar Rodney,
due to be published in fall, 2004. For the past several years,
he has taught English and philosophy at the Family Foundation
School.
Jan’s book awards include the Pennsylvania Librarians’
Carolyn Field Honor Book Award, the New York Public Library’s
Best Book for Teens, the International Reading Association’s
Children’s Choice, the Joan Fassler Memorial Book Award,
the American Booksellers Best
Book, and the International Reading Association’s Young
Adult’s Choice.
Jan has been a featured speaker at the National Council of
Teachers of English, the International Reading Association,
and numerous state and regional education conferences. He
has addressed students, teachers, and parents about writing,
at-risk teens, heroes, and addiction throughout the nation
and abroad.
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