the real lacc: 06/08/2017

do no harm:

idit dobb-weinstein: "teaching is action and thinking at once. What I try to guard against most when I teach is not speaking as if my answer were conclusive, so as to avoid (to the extent possible) any kind of dogmatic appropriation. It is understandable why students might wish to imitate their teachers, but there are different modes of imitation. I try very hard to avoid the mimetic appropriation that is immediate, passive, and occludes thinking. One other reason is that if I made clear what my views were, and my views appeared as if they were final, it would preclude the possibility of first, students challenging me and second, learning from my students. The relation between the student and teacher is, to me, a dynamic relationship . . . Teaching and learning is a movement that occurs between. In other words, we are at once both agent and patient, both teacher and learner. If we are not very careful, we can do a great deal of harm. And that, too, I have learned from my teachers, Maimonides especially.

I believe my task is to provoke students to think and to engage them in genuine dialogue and questioning. To paraphrase a rabbinic saying, 'I have learned from my teachers, and I have learned from my peers, but I have learned most from my students.' And that is a continuous process of learning."

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

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From: Kozeracki, Carol A <kozeraca@lacitycollege.edu>
Date: Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:55 PM
Subject: RE:
To: anon
Cc: "Kozeracki, Carol A" <kozeraca@lacitycollege.edu>, "Walden, Dan W" <waldendw@lacitycollege.edu>

Dear anon –

I spoke with my Vice President about what I am able to share with you about the investigation. I am not by law allowed to give you a copy of the report. We have been advised by our General Counsel that we can let you know that the matter you brought to our attention has been addressed.

Cordially,

Carol A. Kozeracki

Dean of Liberal Arts

Los Angeles City College

The City’s College

From: anon
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2017 1:24 AM
To: Kozeracki, Carol A <kozeraca@lacitycollege.edu>
Subject:

You said you were investigating my allegations. Can I have a copy of your investigation report?

anon