Culture, Community, and the Classroom: Beekeeping

Culture, Community, and the Classroom: Beekeeping

by | Jan 19, 2024

TITLE: Bee Yourself (Beneficial Bees) AUTHORS AND TEACHERS: Sarah Edwards and Nina Muto Sarah Edwards is an elementary art teacher at Windsor C.R. Weeks Elementary School in Windsor, NY. Nina Muto is a guidance counselor at Windsor C.R. Weeks Elementary School in...
On the Job

On the Job

by | Aug 18, 2021

There is mystery in every job, even those of students, whose jobs are to study and contribute to school, family, and community life. How do we learn the secrets of doing a good job at our work? Folklife! Occupational culture is one of the dynamic areas of Folklore...
Folk Song Remix

Folk Song Remix

by | Aug 18, 2021

Music is part of everyone’s culture. The songs associated with each person’s culture are called folk songs. These traditional songs are part of everyday life and pass along from one generation to the next, one person to another. Folk songs take many forms, from...

The Artful Interview in Documentary Production

by | Aug 12, 2021

An Oregon folklorist who has guided many young people to document community culture through video shares her framework for producing successful video projects. See the reprint of this article in the 2019 Journal of Folklore and Education.