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    Illustrated
    Chronicle of
    Three
    Generations

    David Fletcher
    Chapter 39:
    Sept. 1997
    to Dec. 1998
    OISE


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Chapter 39:
Sept. 1997
to Dec. 1998
OISE

  • 39.1 Continuing Studies at OISE (2 of 3)
  • 39.2 Architectural Writing
  • 39.3 Fall, 1997: Semester 5 at Oakwood C.I.
  • 39.4 Art Teaching and Art Teachers
  • 39.5 Bill 160 and the Big Strike of 1997 (Teaching Half-time)
  • 39.6 Projects During This Period
  • 39.7 Other Family: Joanna, Fletchers, Macknesses
  • 39.8 My Art During this Period
  • 39.9 Zeitgeist: Politics and Socitey, 1997 to 1998
  • 39.10 Culture, Books, Films, and TV: 1997 to 1998
  • 39.11 Chess Teaching and Big Chess Through Chess 'N Math Association
  • 39.12 Summer, 1998: Lillooet
  • 39.13 Life at 30 Charles Street: Yorkville, Queen's Park
  • 39.14 Fall, 1998: Semester 7 at Oakwood C. I.
  • 39.15 Preparations for Trip to Eastern Europe: "Teachers Without Borders"
  • 39.16 Summary, Conclusions, Connections, Goals, Omissions, & Regrets

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"Students' Learning Conditions
Are Our Working Conditions"
Slogan from Anti-Bill 180 Strike



39.1 Ontario Institute for Studies in Education OISE (2 of 3)

39.1.1 Introduction This section is one installment in a large thematic thread on the subject of my education that runs throughout the chronicle. Click here to see a table which summarizes these thematic threads.

39.1.2 Ed.D. at OISE

In 1991 I had started my Ed.D at OISE. I had only done a few courses, though, because my full-time teaching with THESTUDENTSCHOOL turned out to be more onerous than I had imagined. And so the completion of my course work had been postponed until I was able to take a leave of absence. This year was my leave of absence (semesters 5 and 6 at Oakwood C.I.). From September 1996 to August 1997 I would not teach with the TDSB. I could affort to do this because of two scholarships. One from the University of Toronto and another from my union, the OSSTF.

39.1.3 Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

In 1991 I had started my Ed.D at OISE. I had only done a few courses, though, because my full-time teaching with THESTUDENTSCHOOL turned out to be more onerous than I had imagined. And so the completion of my course work had been postponed until I was able to take a leave of absence. This year was my leave of absence (semesters five and six at Oakwood C.I.). I could afford not to teach during this period because of two scholarships. One from the University of Toronto and another from my union, the OSSTF. I also had the rental income from my house, both upstairs and downstairs of 485 Manning Ave.

Courses Taken
at OISE:
1996 - 1997



Date:Course:Description:
Fall, 1996EDT1300F "Foundations of Curriculum".
Fall, 1996EDT1503F "Computer Applications in Education".
Fall, 1996FAH1222F "Andrea Palladio"Allena Payne taught this Fine Arts graduate course on the great Renaissance architect.
Spring, 1997EDT1131S "Labour Education"D'Arcy taught the in-school teaching about unions and the education of union members.
Spring, 1997EDT1515S "Computers in the Curriculum"covered evaluation of software
Spring, 1997FAH1750S "Theories and Criticism of the Modern Movement in Architecture"Payne covered roots of Modernism


39.1.4 Education

39.1.5 Influences on Education

One of the subjects I researched and wrote about was the influence of socio-economic substructures on education.

Courses Taken
at OISE:
1997 - 1998



Date:Course:Description:
Fall, 1997EDT1324F "Curriculum Issues: Learning in a Non-School Setting"Within the context of Joel Weiss' course on education in a variety of settings other than schools, I studied unions, the street, chess clubs,
Fall, 1997EDT1345F "Arts and Education: Practice and Theory" David Brook's course on art teaching
Fall, 1997FAH3308F "Conceptualization of Curriculum Problems"Joel Weiss' course on
Spring, 1998EDT 1425S "Working Class: History and Its Relation to the Schools"...
Spring, 1998EDT___S "_______"..

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39.2 Architectural Writing

Over the past twenty years I had written much about architecture. Some of this was in the context of courses at the UofT School of Architecture. Other work was in the context of courses at the UofT Department of Fine Arts. During this period I took two more Fine Art History courses, both with Professor Alina Payne. The first, was on Palladio.

Course on Palladio, Fall, 1996

The first of my graduate level Fine Art History courses was FAH FAH1222F "Andrea Palladio".

"The Order of Nature and the Nature of Order"

My essay for this Palladio course was an analysis of his Villa Rotunda. Click here.

Course: "Modern Movements in Architecture", Spring, 1997

In the Spring I took another graduate level course with the Fine Art department, Alina Payne's FAH1750S "Theories and Criticism of the Modern Movement in Architecture" on the early years of modernism (1890 to 1914).

"Architecture or Revolution"

My essay for this Spring course on modern architecture was on Walter Gropius and his Fagus works factory.



39.3 Fall, 1997: Semester 5
and Spring, 1998: Semester 6
at Oakwood C.I.
(Half-time)

39.3.1 Introduction

This section is one installment in a large thematic thread on the subject of my teaching that runs throughout the chronicle. Click here to see a table which summarizes these thematic threads.

Click here to see my public records page at the Ontario College of Teachers
On the map below, Oakwood C.I. is in the centre in blue and the OSSTF District 12 office is on the far right in red.

39.3.3 Oakwood

39.3.4 Art Class Field Trips to Art Gallery of Ontario




39.4 Art Teaching and Art Teachers

39.4.1 Introduction

This section is one installment in a large thematic thread on the subject of my teaching that runs throughout the chronicle. Click here to see a table which summarizes these thematic threads.

39.4.2 Art Teaching

39.4.3 Art Teachers







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