Overview

This collection represents writings by teachers who have attended Bank Street College of Education and have studied folklore as part of their degree program. These family stories also became part of what teachers used in their curriculum and as basis for longer independent studies.

The complete collection, fully indexed by title and subject, is part of a print resource in the Bank Street Library entitled, "There Is Nothing Like Family." We hope you enjoy the resources, and that they serve to broaden your own sense of history tradition and the possibilities of folklore in education.

Nina Jaffe Faculty/Instructor

Stephanie Kelley Graduate Assistant

Examples of Graduate Student Stories:

Chie Mochizuki: Wedding Lore from Japan

Beth Pepper: A Yiddish Lullabye from Eastern Europe

Andrietta Sims: Childhood in North Carolina

Nicole Shahida: Celebrating No-Ruz/The Persian New Year

Alison Wylegala: Timodawa/A Polish Finger Play

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