The Global Search for Education: Head, Heart, Soul, and Frankenstein

Publication: Huffington Post
Date: July 12, 2014

Summary: To explore and remix Shelley's Frankenstein in a multi-media context is currently the creative challenge for 13 teachers from around the world and 13 New York City high school students at Teachers College, Columbia University. The Common Core Curriculum Standards have curtailed the study of fiction in favor of STEM disciplines. The multi-media remix of Frankenstein places the spotlight on fiction and the humanities as critical components of a 21st century education and asks: How else can we creatively engage with literature in the learning environment? The project will culminate with a presentation at The Center for the Professional Education of Teachers on July 17.

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"It's not a "mine" type of place, it's an "our" type of place. The normal "student-teacher" relationship is broken. It's teaching me about how you can take very minor characters and develop them further. It's teaching me about looking at things from multiple perspectives. It's teaching me that the school system is very flawed. In this kind of a space, we are all educating each other. We all respect each other. We feel much freer to share with each other."

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