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Jervis, Kathe – 1978
This autobiographical essay depicts a process of development through which an elementary school teacher becomes both expert and professional. With an MA in Medieval History and no teacher education coursework, the writer adopts a personalistic, "unorthodox traditional" approach to instruction. Exposure to controversy among…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Educational Innovation