Ellen Finan's Page
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- First Name:
- Ellen
- Last Name:
- Finan
- School/Organization Name:
- Patriot High School
- Job Title:
- World History teacher
- City:
- Riverside
- State:
- CA
- My Story:
- I am a social studies teacher who teaches government and world history. I grew up in Central Massachusetts, went to college in California, and started started high school in 1979. I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia in the 70s so I believe in community service as a way to sow the seeds of change and to create a community with a common purpose.
- My Ideal School is a Place Where:
- students feel valued as individuals and where bullying, name-calling, and meanness are obsolete. Schools should foster openness and interaction, knowledge-building, and choice. Schools need to prepare students academically but also artistically and ethically.
- My Political Views:
- liberal
- My Favorite Freedom:
- speech
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November 2009 Question of the Month
Should there be limits on student journalism? If so, what should they be? If not, why?
Tagged: journalism
Started by Kim Carter in Question of the Month Nov 2.
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Your story is intriguing (I grew up in eastern central Mass - Hudson). I love your description of creating community with common purpose.
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