Rosanna Salcedo
MODERN LANGUAGES
Teaches lessons in listening—and the fine art of disagreeing.
B.A. Amherst College; Ed.M. Harvard University. Appointed in 2001. Dean of Admissions for the Summer School 2006-2009.
On new students: "Students tend to be surprised by the amount of contact they have with teachers and how available teachers are to them. We spend a lot of time helping and supporting our students."
About her Junior Studies class: "It's an interdisciplinary course designed to help ninth graders with the transition to boarding school and Harkness learning. That's a difficult transition, and they talk a lot about listening, body language, and how to participate and disagree. The students observe a Harkness discussion demonstrated by seniors, and then discuss what they saw." She says that by watching the pros, the preps learn about the depths to which Harkness discussions can go.
Word on the street: Her classes are rigorous, but she is fair, amiable, and easy to talk to. She says she includes a lot of culture in her teaching and sprinkles personal anecdotes throughout the lessons, so her students feel like they’re learning something personal about her.
Home life: She was born in New York City, and her parents are from the Dominican Republic. She has two young sons. Work and family take up most of her time. When she returns to New York for a visit, Mrs. Salcedo enjoys dining and sightseeing.
Other hats: "I'm head of Wheelwright — a girls' dorm with 43 students. I'm also a member of the Robbins Memorial Symposium Committee, which is dedicated to topics related to developing nations." She has also advised La Alianza Latina, which is one of more than 100 student organizations.
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