SilverContemporary Issues in Education
Departments: Education
Professors: Bobbi Mitchell and Jamy Stillman
November 27, 2007
Stillman, Jamy 
Contemporary Issues in Education
I agree with the previous reviewers...Prof. Stillman is an AMAZING person who teaches an absolutely amazing/ thought provoking/ inspiring class. She will challenge you- you will work harder than you had ever thought you could before- and she will get you to work to your full potential. But the thing is that you will not even realize how much work you are dong for this class becasue it is so enjoyable and inspiring. Professor Stillman also was able to incorporate many different methods of instruction (video, small groups, powerpoints, discussions, etc) so there was never a dull momement in this class. In the end, Contemporary Issues is probably the best class I have EVER taken. In fact, it really inspired me to become a teacher and to advocate for equity in schooling. I am so grateful to have been a part of Professor Stillman's class; I highly recommend it!
LOTS of reading (but it's all worth it), leading the class one week, weekly reading responses (about 1-2 pages each), a 4-5 page paper, a 5-7 page paper, and a 10-15 page independent research project with a fieldwork component; class participation and attendance are a must but you won't have trouble engaging in class debates/conversations
An excellent teacher! This was my favorite teacher and class in all of college. Too bad I don't go to Barnard and am not in the education program. Prof Mitchell was very approachable and was always available for her students. She encouraged class discussion and creativeness in presentations. She shared her experiences in teaching but invited students to share experiences and opinions and didn't seem to think she had all the answers. And she actually took the time to learn all of our names. In addition, Bobbi Mitchell let us choose the topics that the class would cover. Grading was fair. The class only met once a week and pretty much only education lovers were enrolled. You can't beat a class like this!
The workload may sound like a lot, but it really wasn't. There's a 3-5-page response paper to a journal article, a 15-20-page paper at the end of the semester, and a group presentation. In addition, there are weekly 1-page response papers to the reading, which isn't much. She gave the same amount of credit to people with 2-sentence responses as those who turned in 3 paragraph responses, as long as you showed that you thought about the topic.
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