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- Creators: Gaia, Jeanne
- Member of: Connecting to Community Through Oral History (C2C)
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This is an interview with Mr. Alan Hall on April 13, 2018 in Raeford, North Carolina. The interview is part of the Connecting to Communities Oral History Project and the interviewer is Mr. Joseph Sobieski. During the interview Mr. Hall discusses a wide range of topics in education such as advice for new teachers, student engagement, coaching, school security, technology, and challenges in the classroom.
ContributorsSobieski, Joseph (Interviewer)
Created2018-04-13
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This interview is with a retried Special Education & Elementary School teacher, Jeanne Gaia. She taught from about 1969-2009 in Yolo & San Joaquin County. Covered in the interview is her personal, family & education background; her experiences as both a special education and 2nd grade teacher; key changes in education such as curriculum, teacher autonomy, carrying out the mandates of the "No Child Left Behind" Act, the influx of children of Southeast Asian refugees & migrant workers; cultural and language issues; changes in technology; personal issues that affect children & their education; charter schools and the importance of improving public schools; violence & the 1989 Cleveland School Shooting in Stockton, CA; changes in society, future of teaching & possible solutions.
ContributorsGaia, Jeanne (Interviewee) / Fong, Kathryn (Interviewer)
Created2017-11-10