University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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;. ature teachers hustle in and out of the School of Education, located on East University, on their way to and from class. The School was founded in 1921 and in 1999 was ranked the eigth best graduate program in the country by U.S. News and World Report. photo by Ashley Rice Graduates of the School of Education are displayed in a show- case that also advertises a coffee hour for faculty, students, and staff. The School of Education certified more than 200 students each year to teach, yet mantained frequent dialogue between students and faculty. photo by Ashley Rice

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Tine- JOH of lo I WL. few J?ou can call me Miss Monica, junior School of Education student Monica Howie informed her elementary students on the first day of her observation. Many School of Education students observed and student taught in the Ann Arbor area, but possible locations were also found within a forty-five minute radius of the University. Remembering the high schools within and beyond this forty-five minute radius, many University students regarded yellow buses and gym class as memories entrenched in their past. According to senior English major Albert Chiscavage, the School of Education sells you on the idea that this is a profession to be desired. Chiscavage explained further how many LSA students who were searching for a practical way to apply interests such as psychology, English, and history pursued a teaching certificate for security. Chiscavage continued by emphasizing the importance of teachers, as he proposed that when an ideal society is painted, there are basic needs and teachers will always be one of them. In an ideal society, there would be no alarms, but during those early morning hours when your mom used to be there to raise your shades, education students spent their fourth semester commuting daily to their assigned school. Students were required to observe sixty hours per week in the primary stages. They were encouraged to focus on their student teaching and to avoid taking additional classes. Although the program could be completed in four years, most students were forced to take extra course work during spring or summer classes to make this possible. According to Chiscavage, most students graduated with a teaching certificate in five years. Students such as Miss Monica were tickled by the idea of teaching, but were also particular about the age of students they teach. Howie found herself sighing, Oh! They ' re so cute! after realizing that her fourth graders were excited to get to know their new teacher. The School of Education produced figures trained to assign unsatisfactory grades, call home, and reprimand the sixth grade students who chose to electrocute class frogs during science lab. This was understood. Chiscavage recalled a professor in the School of Education reminding him that the rewards may not immediately be visible, but they exist. Students may not have praised their teachers each day after class, but there were students who led with greater confidence and lived with enhanced vigor as a result of an exemplary teacher who demonstrated such qualities in the classroom.

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, fl Kinesiology student works with a centrifuge during her molecular kinesiology lab. This lab was a common class on the schedule of Kinesiology students, who focused primarily on the science of movement. photo by Mike Cutri This poster details the effects of rhythmic auditory cueing on timing variability of sequential arm movements in Parkinson ' s Disease patients. Kinesiology was not just about playing sports and working out, but about understanding the human body. photo by Mike Cutri 653.18 EFFECTS Of RHYTHMIC ADD ' 0 ARM MOVEMENTS ' ' . ,-AHKINSON S DISEASE PATIENTS 1 he Kinesiology Building is home to the program ' s four arenas of study: movement science, sports management and communi- cations, athletic training, and physical education. It was located on Geddes Road. photo by Mike Cutri