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Hope Chafiian |
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BA Economics and Psychology, Emory University,
1986
MA in Teaching and Curriculum, Teachers
College, Columbia University, 1988
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I realize that I have many of the same interests
today that I had at age ten. I still love to play the piano, play
tennis and play with clay. I've been working at getting better,
improving the strokes, the strategies, the fingering, the techniques
all my life. I know I'll never reach perfection, but that really
isn't the point of the pursuit. These hobbies of mine have endless
potential and room for improvement, and most important, a process
that I enjoy. I rise to the occasion of a good challenge - one in
which I must learn something or improve a skill. It's important
to set goals, and more important to revisit them as you move along
in the process.
This is the link to the work I do with students
and Logo. Logo is all about the process of learning. When engaged
in Logo activities, kids are actively thinking, doing and working
things out. Logo is a wonderful environment for kids to prove what
they know. They help each other by sharing ideas, experiences and
knowledge, and acknowledge each other's frustrations and joys.
I have been working with Logo at the Spence
School in New York City since 1988. I started out as the sole Lower
School computer teacher and was able to build the lower school computer
program around Logo. Over the years I have worked with the teachers
at Spence to weave Logo into the core curriculum and have facilitated
many Logo Foundation workshops including annual Logo Summer Institutes
since 1995.
For the coming school year, I have taken on
my newest challenge: Acting Head of the Lower School. I am excited
by the opportunities that lie ahead of me, working with parents,
teachers and children in a broader arena, which extends beyond computers.
But my experience with Logo over the past twelve years has influenced
my thinking about learning and education in ways that will serve
me well in my new position.
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