It's wonderful for a teacher, especially in foreign languages, to see the students grow and learn over a six or seven year period. Teaching foreign languages is a great thrill. I have the opportunity to take the students from scratch or zero to being fluent in a language and being able to discuss or write about the literature, culture and politics of another people. A faculty member in the Science Department, she chose teaching over a career as a research chemist. It's cool to be smart at Dalton.
Individuality is admired and nurtured.
We can show students how to conduct a classic experiment and demonstrate how computers can facilitate such an activity. My philosophy is that computers are wonderful, but they are not a replacement for classical experiments and wet chemistry. Science Teacher, Dr. Malcom Fenton West Africa and New York City might seem to be worlds apart, but not so to Malcolm Fenton, Senior Teacher in the Science Department. Dr. Fenton holds a Ph.D. degree in Geology and Archaeology, and after years of doing scientific research Dr. Fenton decided to fulfill his long term wish to teach science to children. Reflecting back to his own early learning experiences, first in a one room student-centered school in West Africa and later in a very traditional parochial school in England, Dr. Fenton recognizes how similar Dalton was to his beloved rural schooling.