The classroom is a theater...
the teacher creates an experience for an audience of students who, in turn, think, feel, and respond.
In the Ars Poetica, the Roman philosopher, Horace, states that the purpose of poetry, or drama, was to entertain and to educate -- “dulce et utile”. While being entertained, the audience makes an emotional, or personal, connection to the story that provokes questions, thought, and action as a result of the experience.
Jim motivates students in the same way by providing engaging experiences through guided practice, discussion, lecture, research, and devised projects that encourage students to make meaningful connections to the work and to apply learning to their lives.
the teacher creates an experience for an audience of students who, in turn, think, feel, and respond.
In the Ars Poetica, the Roman philosopher, Horace, states that the purpose of poetry, or drama, was to entertain and to educate -- “dulce et utile”. While being entertained, the audience makes an emotional, or personal, connection to the story that provokes questions, thought, and action as a result of the experience.Jim motivates students in the same way by providing engaging experiences through guided practice, discussion, lecture, research, and devised projects that encourage students to make meaningful connections to the work and to apply learning to their lives.
Jim's educational work involves teaching classes and workshops in various theatrical disciplines, but also directing/facilitating new plays written by young people and developed through group collaboration. His programs and workshops meet the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Performing Arts (2020):
- Creating
- Performing/Presenting/Producing
- Responding
- Connecting
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