Word: teachers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...some time to spare. Pursuing a growing curiosity about the United States, he applied to Harvard's graduate program in government, came here in 1950, and was appointed course assistant to McGeorge Bundy, then an assistant professor and teacher of the college's main undergraduate course in American foreign policy...
...think the whole responsibility of teaching is on the teacher," Ryerson explained. Courses are arranged without regard to grade levels, he explained, in order to have students teach one another in class. "They wouldn't have to participate in as many ways in a more homogeneous group," he said...
Participation is made easier by the small size of the classes, partially determined by Ryerson's "Palfry's Law." "As the size of the class decreases," says the law, "the need to decrease it is further increased." The closer each teacher gets to his students, the more he realizes how much more attention and time they need. In recognition of this principle the Palfry school will never have more than 60 students and the largest classes will remain under fifteen...
...students not only feel free to speak out in class but are very indignant when not given a chance to do so. In Mandel's political science course one boy burst into the teacher's long-winded interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine with: "It's not fair. You've been talking for fifteen minutes along this line. You've got to let someone go against...
...teachers share the concern and commitment felt by their students. The school draws them in, engaging them beyond a normal teaching job. "I feel personally involved and committed to this place," said Ross Harris, teacher of photography. "It's not just like another job. We've created something here. But it takes...