2009-11-10 - Montclair Community Pre-K and United Way of North Essex Host Educational Program Featuring Dr. Ira Shor
On November 16, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., The
Montclair Community Pre-K and United Way of North Essex will conduct a program
for parents and educators at The United Way Building auditorium. The event will
feature education expert, Dr. Ira Shor, as its speaker and is entitled
"All the Kids Above Average: Learning in the Children's Zone."
The program is free and open to the public. No advance registration
is required.
The title of this program borrows Garrison
Keillor's declaration about Lake Wobegon, his fictive hometown, where
"the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and all the
kids are above average." What would it mean to educate kids so
that "all are above average" and intellectually stimulated, with
none left out, left behind, or left bored? To answer this question, Dr.
Shor will describe the work of educational and developmental theorists and explain
how to apply their work to today's classrooms. The event will be of value for
parents who are curious about the best environment for their children's
educational growth and to teachers and administrators who are looking to
enhance the work they already do. The
program is part of a series sponsored by Montclair Community Pre-K as part of
its ongoing commitments to educational excellence and to serving as a mentor
program and community resource in the field of early childhood education. United Way of North Essex has a commitment to
creating opportunities for a better life for everyone in the community and
knows that a good education is one of the building blocks to achieve a good
life.
Ira Shor is a pioneer in the field of critical
education who has been experimenting with learning methods for over thirty
years. Dr. Shor has authored numerous works including
"Empowering Education: Critical Teaching for Social Change" and
"When Students Have Power: Negotiating Authority in a Critical
Pedagogy". Dr. Shor received his BA at the University of Michigan
and his MA and PhD from the University
of Wisconsin. He is
currently a professor in the English Department at The City University
Graduate Center and The College of Staten Island/CUNY. Ira Shor is a
resident of Montclair
and serves on the Committee for Educational Excellence at the Montclair
Community Pre-K.
The Montclair Community Pre-K and its
child-centered, interactive methods will be highlighted by Dr. Shor and work of
the classrooms will be displayed and discussed by Dr. Shor.
