LaTonya Starks at Orange River elementary school in Fort Myers, Florida. It’s absurd for the governor and legislature to be worried about teachers indoctrinating students on things we don’t even discuss in class.” “We have a housing affordability crisis, a health insurance crisis, a housing insurance crisis. “There are many more important things for the governor to be worrying about,” Dineen added. “I have many friends and colleagues who are genuinely afraid.” Afraid, for instance, of being accused of teaching critical race theory, an esoteric theory about race, rarely taught outside universities, that a DeSantis-backed law bars schools from teaching.
“All this is just one more rock on the scale toward leaving,” said Arian Dineen, a middle school teacher in Stuart, 100 miles north of Miami. Florida teachers complain that DeSantis – who is expected to announce plans to run for the Republican presidential nomination – has targeted them as part of a culture war aimed at winning over GOP voters. As a result of these laws and their emboldening parents to challenge and even castigate teachers, many Florida teachers say they’re considering either giving up teaching or finding a teaching job in another state – all when Florida, which ranks 48th among states in teacher pay according to a recent study, is already suffering from a shortage of 5,300 teachers. In interviews with the Guardian, Florida teachers said they’re feeling more disrespected, unappreciated and under attack than ever before, worried that they’ll be fired or otherwise punished if they run afoul of the controversial – and often vague – new laws. In promoting this legislation, DeSantis angered many teachers when he denounced “ indoctrination in our schools” and let his press secretary accuse teachers of “ grooming” students. She fears that if she mentions it, she will get in trouble under the Parental Rights in Education bill (known as the “ don’t say gay” law) backed by Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis.Īs the summer holidays approach, Florida teachers are feeling anxious, confused and beaten down by new laws, championed by DeSantis, that limit how issues of race can be taught, what teachers can say about sex, especially about homosexuality, and what books are permitted in schools. His undergraduate work was completed at Georgetown University.Carol Cleaver, a middle-school science teacher in Pensacola, says that when LGBTQ+ students who are feeling hopeless or depressed approach her to discuss their emotional troubles, she, different from before, often balks at telling them about a crisis support hotline for young LGBTQ+ people. He also earned Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degrees from Reformed Theological Seminary. Mead served as a Presbyterian pastor for 11 years prior to entering Princeton Theological Seminary, where he earned a doctorate in biblical studies. Now ordained in the Reformed Church in America, Dr. His research interests include Old Testament prophets as well as the theology of the Old Testament’s historical books. Mead held Northwestern’s Marvin and Jerene DeWitt Endowed Biblical and Theological Studies Professorship from 2015 to 2020. He genuinely cares about me and the rest of his students.” Another added, “There’s never a day in class where he doesn’t make me smile. “He is willing to put extra time in to help you understand the material,” wrote one. Students also express their appreciation for Mead’s caring demeanor. Mead is the best professor I’ve ever had.
“He teaches in a way that makes the material exciting.” Another student wrote, “Dr. Mead is an amazing professor!” wrote one student nominator.
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The author of a college textbook titled “Biblical Theology: Issues, Methods and Themes,” he is known for engaging students in his classes through the use of stories, movie clips and humor. The major factor used in selecting the award winner is evidence of strong teaching ability. The committee looks at faculty vitae, service reports and course evaluations, in addition to the comments of nominators.Ī member of Northwestern’s faculty since 2000, Mead previously received the Northwestern Teaching Excellence Award in 2004. The award is administered by a selection committee made up of Student Government Association members and Honors Program students. He was honored during the college’s commencement ceremony on May 13.
James Mead, professor of biblical and theological studies at Northwestern College, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Northwestern Teaching Excellence Award.
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