ate school in Hershey, PA founded by Milton S. Hershey himself. He created this school for underprivileged boys and girls from all over the United States. In fact at one time there was at least one student from each state attending the school!2009 happens to be Hershey's Centennial Year. It is very exciting for the Milton Hershey School because many people will be visiting the town and each of the schools. Teachers from all over the world will have a chance to get information and lesson plans from teachers who have taught or teach at Milton Hershey. The school has created a curriculum instruction team to get these lesson plans together to post online for fellow educators. I think it's a great idea to have these lessons from teachers who have been a part of Milton Hershey for so long. They will be able to pass on their knowledge and history of Hershey to other colleagues. This will only help the history of Milton Hershey (the man, the school and the town) continue to grow and be able to do it in a fun and interesting way. Especially when the school decided to use technology and the Internet to pass along lesson plans across the GLOBE!!
This seems very interesting. I think its a great opportunity for teachers along with the students to have the access to many outside sources.
ReplyDeleteThis post is great. It gives us a greater appreciation for places that work hard for others. I found this post very interesting and educational.
ReplyDeleteThis was really interesting. What grade/subject (s) did you teach? I'm sure it was a great experience.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of the Milton Hershey School and I think it is really cool. I don't know much about it, but it sounds like it was a great experience student teaching there.
ReplyDeleteThe ed282 prof Doug Fisher teaches sixth grade at Milton Hershey. I was able to spend some time with him and his class and I was able to see the school and get a feel for how the school works. It is different from public schools in many ways but what I thought was great was that they had 12 or so students in their classes. However, almost every student has a behavior or emotional issue making the class a melting pot of kids who have some deep rooted issues. I found my time spent at the school eye opening and a valuable experience.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! Were there any differences about the school academically/socially that may have been unsual compared to other school districts since the students live there?
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