Circle-Based Pedagogy in a Multiethnic Environment
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14712/23362189.2021.2060Keywords:
circle, Paulo Freire, Total Physical Response, diversityAbstract
As an experienced middle school teacher in the USA, Joe Provisor has worked for more than 30 years with students with a migrant background. In this article he discusses three resources which helped him and other teachers to deal with the complex educational issues of migrant students: Paulo Freire’s investigative circles, James Asher’s Total Physical Response, and ‘circles’ – all methods that value students’ inherent wisdom.
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