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For Teachers and Students...
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CWHP Testimonials
** Please send your letters and testimonials to Maria Gutierrez-Stearn for posting.
Letters
Sample Quotes Comments from teachers:
“I was provided seven scholarships by the World Affairs Council ( the home of a CISP regional site) to attend their annual conference at Asilomar. The students were given a private meeting with Pakistan’s ambassador. My students had complained about having to learn all these “big” words, but they recognized them as speakers used them.”
“I think the reason CWHP classes have different attendance patterns and better grades is the different atmosphere created. We create an environment where peer teaching occurs.”
“I could never interest my daughter in current events, a frustrating situation, since I’m a history teacher. She participates in CWHP, and suddenly she comes home and turns on the news to find out what’s happening every night. CWHP was over six weeks ago, and yet she’s still doing it.”
“ In the students self-evaluations, it was evident that CWHP forced them to become better speakers, they became more comfortable with computers, and they loved communicating with other schools. There is a bonding component to CWHP—all the CWHP students know each other. The previous year students often come back to tell the students that it’s a lot more work than most classes, but it’s worth it. They also ask me if they can go to the Global Forum again this year.”
“Students have learned how to do research, how to break down primary source documents which are ordinarily way over their heads, and they become better people for the process.”
“I had an introverted student who declared that CWHP taught him he could be anything he wants to be.”
“Students tell me this class taught them skills they will use in other aspects of their lives. Many students are getting Ds and Fs in other classes but work harder in this class.”
Comments from students:
“Personally, I loved being at the conference (the Global Forum). It was a compelling experience that I’ll remember forever. I, now, am considering a political job when I grow older—preferable trade, international business, possibly finance.”
“I’ve enjoyed this very much—the emails, the hard work, and the dedication I’ve put into it. The whole simulation has taught me a lesson: I can change the world if I work hard enough for it.”
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CWHP is a project of the California International Studies Project (CISP), a state-funded Subject Matter project designed to strengthen student performance through the preparation of exemplary teacher leaders. CISP headquarters are based at the School of International Studies, University of the Pacific. For comments or questions about this web site and its content, please contact the webmaster at gstearn@surewest.net.
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