Word: practicum
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...Many, it seems, do not view oratorical abilities as a skill that can—or should—be taught. While the Expository Writing department offers Expos 40: Public Speaking Practicum in the spring, it caps the course at only 12, likely reflecting the level of undergraduate demand. Compare this to Expos 20, which Harvard requires every freshman to take. Clearly, the powers that be recognize that incoming students, accomplished and talented as they may be, still benefit from an introduction to Expository Writing. And, despite the yearly complaints, Expos 20 does its job. But while public speaking resources...
...said in an e-mailed statement that he’s planning on requiring “a self-directed outdoor practicum in the phenomenology of place and, with it, a series of informal creative writing assignments...
...School of Education. The idea is to allow undergraduates to get their teaching certification for public schools by the time they graduate from the College. In addition to taking four required classes at the Ed School, students must complete two semesters of field work—pre-practicum, which involves observing a teacher for six hours a week, and practicum, which is what Daniel is currently doing. When they apply for the program, students must specify the subject they want to teach—math, history, English, or science—and whether they want to be in a high...
...convinced I can use my skills and energy to improve society is through teaching.” Koski-Karrell and his roommate, Eric G. Brown ’03, a History concentrator, are both in the program, plan to teach history, and are doing their pre-practicum at Cambridge Rindge and Latin. The two have encountered some surprised reactions when people learn that they are working toward their teaching certification. Brown says, “When I tell people I’m doing this, they say, ‘Oh yeah, I was thinking about teaching in a prep...
...Nearly 75% of seniors report having an internship, practicum or field placement...