Inside the Classroom (and Out): How We Learn Through FolkloreKenneth L. Untiedt Inside the Classroom (and Out) examines folklore and its many roles in education. Several articles explore teaching in rural school houses in the early twentieth century, while others provide insight into more serious academic scholarship in the field of folklore itself. One chapter looks at the "early years," including works about day care centers, scout programs, children's books, and the basic definition of what we mean by "folklore." Another chapter covers high school: cheerleading, football, yearbooks, and beliefs of Hispanic students. There is a chapter dedicated to Paul Patterson and his contribution to teaching; a chapter that covers college experiences, with stories about early Aggies, ghosts on university campuses, and collegiate cowgirls; and a chapter involving scholarly works, such as ways to help improve our memories, a linguistic study of cowboy poetry, and a comprehensive look at folklore studies. |
Contents
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Chapter 4 Day Care Oral Traditions and School Yard Games | 30 |
Chapter 5 You Can Tell A Scout From Texas | 38 |
Chapter 6 It All Depended on the Teacher | 46 |
Chapter 7 Folklore in Schools | 56 |
Chapter 15 A Pecos Pilgrims Pilgrimage | 164 |
Part 4a College Years | 174 |
Part 4b College Years | 175 |
Chapter 16 SmallTown Texas Wisdom | 176 |
Chapter 17 Aggie Incredibles | 184 |
Chapter 18 Peas in the Family | 196 |
Chapter 19 College Rodeo Cowgirls | 200 |
Chapter 20 Ghosts Goblins Virgins and Other Supernatural Creatures | 212 |
Part 2a High School Years | 82 |
Part 2b High School Years | 83 |
Chapter 8 Knowledge About Folk Medicine Among Students in Alice High School | 84 |
Chapter 9 School Yearbooks | 92 |
Chapter 10 TwoBits FourBits or High School Cheerleading as a Lay Folk Ritual | 114 |
Chapter 11 Seeing Red over Varsity Blues | 126 |
Part 3a A Tribute to Paul Patterson | 132 |
Part 3b A Tribute to Paul Patterson | 133 |
Chapter 12 Jes Sir Meester Patternson | 134 |
Chapter 13 Paul Patterson | 148 |
Chapter 14 Paul Patterson Master Teacher | 154 |
Part 5a Language and Study | 222 |
Part 5b Language and Study | 223 |
Chapter 21 Popular English Usage in Texas or How Youre Sposed to Talk | 224 |
Chapter 22 Talking Fancy | 232 |
Chapter 23 Folk Use of Mnemonics | 246 |
Chapter 24 Some Aspects of Language in Selected Cowboy Poetry | 258 |
Chapter 25 Some Past Directions of NarrativeFolklore Study | 272 |
Biographical Information | 299 |
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