Box 19

Scope and Contents Entries in this diary are present for virtually every day and the diary gives a good account of the activity of a teacher. There are very good entries on each student and community reactions to the school (apparently not the sort of entry the reviewer/principal desired). There are several entries from elders in the community, in particular one individual that remembers going on buffalo hunts and fights with other Indians as well as the Spanish. There is also a commentary on seasonal activities...

Scope and Contents This diary opens with the first account of Nambe and commentary on how expensive food is in the community. The following pages contain an excellent account of the community, living quarters, families and lifestyle, as well as a detailed account of the Nambe School. This teacher made extensive visits to student homes and was involved with community activities. Specific teaching units include pets, fruits and vegetables, home, community and community workers, farm, Mother Goose, and spring. Also...

Scope and Contents The grade for this diary is uncertain, but by looking at the assignments one can guess that the students are moderately advanced (perhaps 4th grade, though some children are as old as 16). This teacher makes many visits to talk with families, and it is evident that she has previous experience teaching in rural communities (for example, she was not upset to hear parents were reading one of the books a student checked out.). This journal contains extensive vocabulary lists, assignments, and a few...

Scope and Contents The first entry for in this diary is a schedule and a discussion follows about how speaking Spanish will in no way "help the child[ren]." The remainder of this diary is similar to others in form. It contains reading plans, projects and discussions. There appears to be a focus on reading skills, as throughout the teacher mentions library books which can be taken home, extensive vocabulary lists, and stories copied down word for word. There is an increased focus on history and world geography,...

Scope and Contents Like other diaries, this diary contains notes on agricultural teaching units, including "Our Goats," a very popular unit with the students. Throughout the diary, the teacher makes numerous visits to the community at large, including San Ildefonso Pueblo, located five miles from Nambe. This teacher supports and encourages other activities such as doll making, weaving, and doll house making, each of which require use of arithmetic. There are also comments on visits made by parents and other...