When people find out that I am graduating, they slap me on the back and ask me what I’m getting my degree in. I smile and respond, “It’s as much a Master’s in Humility as it is a Master’s in Teaching.” After six months of teaching in high school and middle school, I have come to understand the two are …
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Michael Morgan
I'm a twenty-three year old Los Angeles native and I've just returned from two years of traveling to over thirty countries. While traveling I taught in China, Pakistan, and Kenya and I learned the importance of education in human development all around the globe. I decided to join USC's MAT@USC program because I sincerely believe that technology and education will become inextricably bound in the future. On-line education is going to fulfill one of the world's greatest hopes: equal education for every human being. We live in a fascinating time of transition and I am honored to share my experiences with you all during my time learning in the MAT@USC program. The more you see the more you believe; the more you live the more you love!
Posts by Michael Morgan
Leaving Education Up to Chance: A Reaction to “The Lottery”
Education is one of the most controversial social issues of our time. From the value-added debate happening in Los Angeles, the teacher assessment war happening across the nation in places such as Rhode Island and D.C., to the battle over school territory–public, charter and private–it appears as if education is in a state of civil war.
Last week, MAT students attended …
Making the Most of Your Summer in the MAT@USC
What happens when you’re in an online Master’s program and summer arrives? Do you go swimming? Tanning? Partying? Sleep in? Or is there something more productive to do during these sweltering months?
USC offers a series of webinars in the summer concerning issues like school finances and web 2.0 technology in the classroom. There is also a summer book club with …
Taking it Personally: Emotion in On-Line Classrooms
One of the most intense and powerful class experiences of my life came in an unexpected way: on-line. One of the first classes taken in the MAT@USC program is 517A: Understanding the Social Context of Urban Schools. For this class, 23% of the grade involves posting in on-line forums. For the majority of the course, I was …
Connecting the Dots
You should already know about what I learned from teaching in China, how I fell in love with teaching, but I also fell in love with travel. After China I spent two years traveling and teaching in over thirty countries including Pakistan and Kenya.
While in Pakistan I sought out Greg Mortenson’s schools talked about in his book “Three Cups of …
