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The Grass Is Always Greener: A Teacher Exchange Experiment
Author(s) -
Link Eleanor A.,
Mitchell Jane Tucker
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1978.tb00045.x
Subject(s) - mathematics education , psychology , value (mathematics) , pedagogy , teacher education , computer science , machine learning
The monotony of unvarying schedules occurs in secondary schools and higher education. This article concerns an effort to modify the classroom situation temporarily through a teacher exchange experiment between a university methods instructor and a high school French teacher. Both participants share their impressions of their new roles and agree that this type of experience should be encouraged. The methods instructor tests her theories and experiences some of the same problems as her student teachers; the high school teacher gains a renewed appreciation for her classroom and an awareness of her value as a professional. Both conclude that the cooperating teacher is the key to the student teaching program.