Faris, Daniel Ford, 1944-

Wright, Christina

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2005-06-22

1 audio file (1:41:10) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (28 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

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Daniel Ford Faris was a 61-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1944. He was educated at Clemson University, and was employed as a teacher.

Teacher Daniel Ford Faris describes the open education learning environment at Piedmont Open Middle School between 1977 and 1997. He discusses his methods of teaching students and compares his teaching methods during his time at Spaugh Middle School, a traditional school, and at Piedmont. Mr. Faris describes the school's unique culture, including team teaching, methods of conducting evaluations and parent-teacher conferences, emphasis on collaboration, and administrators' solicitation of teacher input. Throughout the interview, Mr. Faris describes how he believes open education improved student behavior and learning outcomes during his time as an educator. He concludes by sharing his views about the future of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system and of open education.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from optimized production master file. Interview originally recorded on two minidiscs and digitized using Digidesign 003 rack.

Teachers

Faris, Daniel Ford, 1944-
Neill, Alexander Sutherland, 1883-1973
Maniloff, Howard

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Piedmont Open Middle School (Charlotte, N.C.)

Open plan schools
Teachers
Language arts (Middle school)
Teaching teams
Grading and marking (Students)
School discipline--Evaluation
Student-centered learning
Active learning
Mixed ability grouping in education

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1970-2010

Open schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Living Charlotte : the postwar development of a New South city

Irwin Avenue Open School records, 1957-2004. J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Irwin Avenue Open School records, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/287)

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