Minnesota Teacher of the Year Tom Rademacher teaches high school English at the Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resources (FAIR) School in downtown Minneapolis. "[H]e teaches us that our thoughts matter," wrote a student who nominated him, "and that we are capable of anything we want to do with our lives." Rachemacher wins a $6,000 prize and will serve as a teacher ambassador in the state for the next year. On his home page on the FAIR website, he notes, "I know I'm doing my job right when a student says I don't act like a teacher." So what's his classroom like? "On bad days, it's a mess," he admits. "On good days, it's a mess with great questions. I have a rule that I will not try to teach my students anything they could look up on the internet, which means we're often pushing each other towards pretty challenging work and conversations." Read more.
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Showing posts with label Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
5 X Friday: BA Alumnus Tom Rademacher
Minnesota Teacher of the Year Tom Rademacher teaches high school English at the Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resources (FAIR) School in downtown Minneapolis. "[H]e teaches us that our thoughts matter," wrote a student who nominated him, "and that we are capable of anything we want to do with our lives." Rachemacher wins a $6,000 prize and will serve as a teacher ambassador in the state for the next year. On his home page on the FAIR website, he notes, "I know I'm doing my job right when a student says I don't act like a teacher." So what's his classroom like? "On bad days, it's a mess," he admits. "On good days, it's a mess with great questions. I have a rule that I will not try to teach my students anything they could look up on the internet, which means we're often pushing each other towards pretty challenging work and conversations." Read more.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Alum Is Minnesota Teacher of the Year
Tom Rademacher (BA 2004; CEHD M.Ed. 2007) was named Minnesota Teacher of the Year on May 4, 2014. Rademacher teaches high school English at the Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resources (FAIR) School in downtown Minneapolis. The student who nominated him wrote: "[H]e teaches us that our thoughts matter, and that we are capable of anything we want to do with our lives." Rademacher wins a $6,000 prize and serves as a teacher ambassador in the state for the next year. In an interview with the Star Tribune, Rademacher said, "[T]he ideas behind the literature we read help kids figure out what you are going to do in the world and how to address things that are right and wrong."
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