Papers by Katherine Schultz
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Jessica Lahey, a high school teacher and writer, argues in the Atlantic magazine that introverts ... more Jessica Lahey, a high school teacher and writer, argues in the Atlantic magazine that introverts should be required to speak in class. She claims that classroom participation grades are not only fair but are necessary. Drawing on recent work on introverts (e.g., Susan Cain’s popular new book, “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking“), she suggests that in order to be successful in today’s world, it is imperative that introverted students be taught and coerced through grades and expectations to participate in class.
In Chapter 1 we trace the ways in which examinations of literacy in out-of-school settings have p... more In Chapter 1 we trace the ways in which examinations of literacy in out-of-school settings have provided pivotal moments theoretically, turning the field toward new understandings of "literacies" and into different lines of research. Indeed, we argue that most of the theoretical advances that have been made in the field of literacy studies over the last 25 years have had their origin in discoveries about literacy and learning not in school, but outside it. To talk about literacy these days, both in school and out, is to speak of events, practices, activities, ideologies, discourses, and identities (and at times to do so almost unreflectively, so much a part of our customary academic ways of thinking have these categories and terminology become). Again, we argue that in large part this new theoretical vocabulary sprang from examinations of the uses and functions of literacy in contexts other than school. Comments Reprinted by permission of the Publisher. From Glynda Hull an...
This article analyzes the work of a long-term network of teachers, the Philadelphia Teachers Lear... more This article analyzes the work of a long-term network of teachers, the Philadelphia Teachers Learning Cooperative, with a focus on their descriptive practices. Drawing on three years of ethnographic documentation of weekly meetings and a historical archive of meetings over 30 years, I characterize the teachers' knowledge about teaching and learning as a feminist stance, steeped in the particular. I argue further that the teachers' analysis of and knowledge about teaching and learning comes from a grounded, phenomenological standpoint that attends to the multiplicity, complexity, and uncertainty that characterize learning. Finally, I explore the ways the routines of this group allow teachers to develop a common language and set of practices to speak back to the restrictive mandates of the school district.
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 1996
In this fascinating study of gendered reading practices, Meredith Cherland describes scenes of af... more In this fascinating study of gendered reading practices, Meredith Cherland describes scenes of affluent white Canadian girls reading and exchanging books with their peers and their mothers in and out of school. Cherland combines ethnographic detail garnered from a yearlong study with extensive and explicitly feminist and neo-Marxist analysis. She uses thick description of the rules and norms that govern how people-particularly girls-read in a small town and how they learn and are taught to read, to argue that reading always occurs in particular cultural contexts. Critical structural analyses of society and schooling are sandwiched between the details of the reading lives of 11-and 12-year-old female readers in their sixth-grade year. Unlike authors who examine reading from psychological and individual perspectives, Cherland offers us an interpretive study grounded in the field of anthropology to argue for the essentially social nature of reading.
Educational Psychologist, 2000
... what happensto pedagogy, to students' concepts of themselves as writers, to wri... more ... what happensto pedagogy, to students' concepts of themselves as writers, to writing de-velopment, in particularwhen social contextual issues are given substantive consideration as writing is theorized ... By first surveying the landscape of these academic discussions ...
Choice Reviews Online
... Without the awareness that comes from listening, a teacher does not know how to recognize tea... more ... Without the awareness that comes from listening, a teacher does not know how to recognize teachable moments when they are happening. These are the times of opportunity to which Ecclesiastes refersthe right times for tactical action. ...
Anthropology & Education Quarterly
Schools
Tables and chairs are pushed back against the walls of the classroom. Books are spread around. Sm... more Tables and chairs are pushed back against the walls of the classroom. Books are spread around. Small groups of children huddle over large pictures of bridges and blueprints. Raising their voices, they earnestly debate the relative merit of different types of ...
Educational Horizons
How do you respond when students are silent in the classroom? Learn strategies to add to your tea... more How do you respond when students are silent in the classroom? Learn strategies to add to your teaching repertoire by understanding what silence means and how to use it.
Abstract: Although the National Workplace Literacy Program is relatively new, a new orthodoxy of ... more Abstract: Although the National Workplace Literacy Program is relatively new, a new orthodoxy of program development based on particular understandings of literacy and learning has emerged. Descriptions of two model workplace education programs are the ...
Phi Delta Kappan, Oct 1, 2012
Carnegie Website, 2006
... Using reading and writing to build community. Katherine Schultz, University of Pennsylvania. ... more ... Using reading and writing to build community. Katherine Schultz, University of Pennsylvania. Abstract. http://quest.carnegiefoundation.org/~kschultz/. Suggested Citation. Katherine Schultz. "Using reading and writing to build community" Carnegie Website (2006). ...
Teachers College Record, 2010
Background/Context: Students spend a large part of their time in schools in silence. However, tea... more Background/Context: Students spend a large part of their time in schools in silence. However, teachers tend to spend most of their time attending to student talk. Anthropological and linguistic research has contributed to an understanding of silence in particular ...
American Education Research Journal, 2000
In Chapter 1 we trace the ways in which examinations of literacy in out-of-school settings have p... more In Chapter 1 we trace the ways in which examinations of literacy in out-of-school settings have provided pivotal moments theoretically, turning the field toward new understandings of "literacies" and into different lines of research. Indeed, we argue that most of the theoretical advances that have been made in the field of literacy studies over the last 25 years have had their origin in discoveries about literacy and learning not in school, but outside it. To talk about literacy these days, both in school and out, is to speak of events, practices, activities, ideologies, discourses, and identities (and at times to do so almost unreflectively, so much a part of our customary academic ways of thinking have these categories and terminology become). Again, we argue that in large part this new theoretical vocabulary sprang from examinations of the uses and functions of literacy in contexts other than school. Comments Comments
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