Amen, Cecelia, Amen! Trish McDougall >From: Cecelia Ottenweller <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Definition of Museum Education >Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 09:02:15 -0700 > >I can see that, but is it really about educating the public about >"the museum" or about what the museum is about?? As a member of the >public, I'm not going to a museum to find out about their policies. I >could care less. I DO care, however, about that fabulous Diplodocus >in the main hall, how it was built, where it was dug up, the science >of digging up, the wonderful characters who dug it up, whether all of >it is actually bone and how casts are made. Then, I want my children >to have an intimate, engaging, out of the box experience learning >about that diplodocus in a way that expands their life. > >That's Museum education to me. It's the wonderful part of education, >not the dry crap. As for looking for someone with an education >background for a position, that's fine, but an education background >and a museum education background are often very different paradigms. > >Just my two cents. > >Cecelia Ottenweller > > >--- "Bodman, James" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Shirley, > > > > In my opinion, museum education means what it says. Educating the > > general > > public about a museum's policies, museum's collections, museum's > > exhibitions, and museum's special programs. Generally, the > > functions range > > from writing docent learning materials to traveling to schools in > > the area > > to educate children on a collection. This is why a museum look for > > a person > > with an education background to hold this position. > > > > Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Shirley Brown [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 10:29 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Definition of Museum Education > > > > > > Hello, > > > > What is Museum Education? I have been asking myself this question > > for the > > past few weeks and my definition has changed with research in > > learning > > theories, teaching styles, etc. I would like to ask everyone what > > is your > > own personal definition of Museum Education? Why is Museum > > Education > > special? > > > > Why am I doing this? I am fine tuning my definition of museum > > education for > > myself, and to see where I really want to go in the field. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Shirley Brown > > > > Email Address: [log in to unmask] > > > > ========================================================= > > Important Subscriber Information: > > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line > > e-mail message > > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > > read "help" > > (without the quotes). > > > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail > > message to > > [log in to unmask] . 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