Open Classroom at PS 84 Inspires Barnard Student Teacher
Sheila Reines, Barnard senior, teaches third and fourth grades in room 302 at PS 84 in an open classroom arrangement. The piece highlights student teaching as a core Barnard Education program component and discusses how the open model shifts learning away from traditional methods, with emphasis on journaling, hands on tutoring, and direct student contact.
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P.S. 84
Open classroom experiment at P.S. 84 reshapes learning
Sheila describes an open setup where students in third and fourth grade labs at P.S. 84 study without rigid discipline. They organize into five project groups listening film science and library while teachers provide structured goals and students assume responsibility for a functioning classroom community.
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