Purpose: This essay uses the author's experience with teacher evaluation as a point of departure to consider how narrative methods might be used to complicate contemporary trends in teacher evaluation. Ultimately, this piece hopes to contribute to a discussion about how storytelling might be implemented as a model of teacher evaluation that could…

High school classes were assigned to five types using J.L. Holland's typology, and the climates assessed using the Classroom Environment Scale. Holland's classification was generally supported, although some unexpected findings are discussed. Holland's hexagonal model of the similarity between types received only weak support. (Author/GDC)

When composition instructors discuss teaching diversity, the concept of tolerance often takes over the conversation. Tolerance constructs an ideal "comfort zone" where every student's voice can be heard and respected. While tolerance is perceived as an admirable goal, Marinara has concluded that the ideal of the comfortable classroom space from…