Joe Black* : A Look at a "Special" Student
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Authors
Hayes, Deborah J.
Issue Date
1981
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Thesis
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The following account deals with a Fall 1981 study of Joe Black,.
a sixteen year old tenth grade student at Portage Central High School.
Joe was observed while a student in Western World, a history class
that was assigned to me as a portion of my student teaching responsibilities.
Western World is taught by Mrs. Gross and is considered to be one of the
more advanced history courses offered at Portage Central, and thus the
majority of the students who enroll in it are found to be above
average in their studies. The course itself is fairly demanding, and
as tenth graders, the students are exposed to a history class built
around daily lectures, note-taking, and essay tests. The only real
homework or outside assignment: is the reading of the text and thus
this type of course places much emphasis on student responsibilities
including attendance and their full attention when in attendance.
For many students, this is a brand new experienoe as compared to the
Middle Sohool and its requirements of only a year before. Therefore,
Western World is a class that challenges both teacher and student, and
it is important to keep this in mind since it was in this environment
that I first came into contact with Joe and set about learning more about
his special needs and problems. More importantly, however, it was here
also that I noted his progress which as we shall see'- oame about due to
the help and interest of many people. Joe really was and is a "special"
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